I Believe in Unicorns
Sir Michael Morpurgo, Gary Blythe
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
Average rating
A moving story about unity and inspiration in the face of destruction, by the 2003–2005 Children’s Laureate.
Tomas hates school, hates books and hates stories. Forced to visit the library, he stops to listen to magical tales that the Unicorn Lady spins. These tales draw him in and are about to change the course of his life for ever… Set against the backdrop of war-torn Europe, I Believe in Unicorns explores the power of stories to transform lives. Produced in association with the Unicorn Theatre, the first purpose-built professional theatre for children in the UK, located on London’s South Bank.
Reviews
Good
Nurse Daisy Casserole 11.08.2024
I loved this story because it shows the power of dreams, imagination and books.
Baroness Iggy Washington 05.08.2024
Star Reviewer
I recommend this book to everyone. It is full of magic and lots of history which is really like.
Princess Beany Slingshot 05.08.2024
I like it!
Professor Aspidistra Sherbet 19.07.2024
I thought it was ok. I might tecommend it.
Commander Dragon Sherbet 25.03.2024
A very engaging story with some tricky vocabulary.
Ambassador Pluto Waterfall 05.09.2023
I loved Tomas's imagination and that he helped to save the library books. It was so good that he discovered books and got to sit on the magical unicorn.
Anonymous 05.09.2023
I surprisingly rated this 4 stars because you cant rate something 4 + 1\2 with this app :( if you could then i would. Also in part of the story before the library was burnt down, the librarian was gonna read a book called the little match girl. she explained how she'd gotten it but she never read the story of the little match girl! I also believe that they should've given the mother and father actual names and not just mother and father. and for the grand parents, there was a grand mother but no grandpa. Apart from that its a great book:D
Viscount Cornelius Hoverboard 02.09.2023
My favourite book
Countess Heroica Bookmark 20.07.2023
I liked the unicorn lady the best because I really like unicorn and stories about them.
Anonymous 11.07.2023
This book expressed a lot in my opinion. There is a boy named Tomas Porec and loves going to the mountains with his father. One day, her mother asks him if he wants to go shopping and as Tomas refuses, his mother decides to take him to the library. Although Tomas hated going to school and specially reading books, he fortunately made a protest but try as he might, he knew he wouldn’t win. When he is there, he hesitates for a few minutes but after, finds himself sitting cross-legged on the floor. To his surprise, he ends up listening a lot as a lady sitting on a unicorn starts reading and even overcomes his fear of reading. But then the war came, and the library was in flames. The librarian and Tomas’s Dad help to save the books. The firefighters tried telling them that it was dangerous but they wouldn’t listen. Soon, everyone was joining in until the firefighters had had enough when the unicorn was carried and there was a roar of cheer. One of the most best things about this book is just the morals. One of them is… “Buildings they can destroy, dreams they cannot. It was from the Unicorn lady (My favourite character). So I would totally recommend this amazing book.
Superintendent Dobbin Archer 07.02.2023
It was excellent and I like Michael morpurgo as an author
Judge Panther Nuggets 01.09.2022
I enjoyed the story because it made my imagination go wild. I loved how the boy didn't want to go to the library at first but when he started to go he really enjoyed it.
Fairy Boadicea Arlington 30.08.2022
The unicorn lady was my favourite because she told great stories and she took a story and made it her own.
General Hopscotch Supermarket 05.08.2022
I liked that this book evolves around books In a library . I like how all the children have a nick name for the unicorn lady and how it tells you about wars and why they could happen. I also have noticed the connection to the story of noah's arch except there are no unicorns In that story. I rated this 4 stars because it's not as good as some of his other books such as When fishes flew, conker or little foxes.
General Peaches Desperado 19.07.2022
i liked that the story evolved around books
General Peaches Desperado 17.07.2022
Why is this so goid
Mademoiselle Bijou Waltzer 30.06.2022
I like that when he went to the library he was to scared to put his hand up to read a book but when the librarian called him up to read on the unicorn statue and he started reading he wasn't scared
Queen Morgana Hedgehog 03.09.2021
This book reminds me of when i really thought unicorns were real. Also, when you believe it you dont let go of the image of unicorns. Its good how it explains some kids points of view.
Senorita Iguana Borchester-Smythe 30.08.2021
I really like the idea of what the moral of the book is. If you believe you see it.
Judge Catapult Desperado 12.08.2021
