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The unicorns in Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre’s hilarious new book Kevin vs The Unicorns are a pretty snobby bunch. And as some of the most noble mythical creatures around with a history going back to the time of Ancient Greece, symbolic of purity and grace, they might well get a bit big-headed.
However, unicorns aren’t always such arrogant creatures…and we thought it was only fair to highlight below some of the other unicorns in recent children’s books. And they’re not always serenely graceful – they can be angry, grumpy, naughty, sometimes even deadly!
Grumpycorn
Sarah McIntyre
When Unicorn can’t think what to write in his beautiful new notebook, he gets a bad case of the grumps. Luckily for him all the other mythical creatures are on hand to help! Charming and magical, whether you’re a grumpy child or an adult reading to one.
Sugarlump and the Unicorn
Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
Sugarlump the rocking horse longs to see the world. When a magical unicorn appears, Sugarlump is sent on a riotous adventure from racecourse to circus ring, all told in Julia Donaldson’s inimitable rhymes. Watch out for a sneaky peak of some of your other favourite characters from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ stories!
The Unicorn That Said No
Marc-Uwe Kling
One young unicorn is fed up with everything being cute and fluffy. When it leaves the Forest of Hearts it makes friends with some other equally stubborn animals in this funny and subversive story.
How To Grow A Unicorn
Rachel Morrisroe
Hilarious antics ensue after Sarah finds some exciting seeds in an extremely unusual magical plant shop. Really satisfying rhyming story to read out loud.
The Naughtiest Unicorn bumper collection
Pip Bird
Join Mira at Unicorn School with Dave, the naughtiest, greediest unicorn you’ve ever seen! Perfect for children aged 5-8, this is a hilariously quirky unicorn adventure.
There’s A Unicorn in Your Book
Tom Fletcher
This poor unicorn looks quite worried! Let’s make him feel better in this super-cute interactive picture book about the power of friendship.
Unicorn Magic: Twinkleshade and the Calming Charm
Daisy Meadows
Magical adventures set in Enchanted Valley, where best friends Emily and Aisha protect the unicorns from mischievous magic. The most borrowed author in UK libraries!
Daisy and the trouble with unicorns
Kes Gray
From the creator of Oi Frog! comes a laugh-out-loud adventure about some toy unicorns that turn out to be full of a very naughty kind of magic.
I Believe In Unicorns
Michael Morpurgo
This is a moving story about a boy in wartime Britain, who hears a story in the library that transforms his life.
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
A.F. Steadman
Forget your magical-sparkling-unicorns – these unicorns are fierce. 13-year-old Skandar is finally about to become a Unicorn Rider, when he’s thrown into an epic adventure that will change his whole world forever.
If, after reading all these books, you want to know more about unicorns…why not try The Secret Lives of Unicorns, a recently published and beautifully illustrated encyclopaedia of all things unicorn. Anatomy, evolution, life cycle, magical properties, everything you could ever want to know about these amazing (and fictional!) animals.
