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I Believe in Unicorns

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I Believe in Unicorns by Sir Michael Morpurgo, and Gary Blythe

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By Sir Michael Morpurgo, and and, Gary Blythe

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78 reviews

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

11 Aug 2024

Good

05 Aug 2024

I loved this story because it shows the power of dreams, imagination and books.

05 Aug 2024

I recommend this book to everyone. It is full of magic and lots of history which is really like.

19 Jul 2024

I like it!

25 Mar 2024

I thought it was ok. I might tecommend it.

05 Sep 2023

A very engaging story with some tricky vocabulary.

05 Sep 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.

02 Sep 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

29 Aug 2023

A lovely book that makes you believe in unicorns, family and the power of books.

23 Jul 2023

It was a fairly quick read, touching on aspects of war and how people can overcome a problem when they work together.

20 Jul 2023

My favourite book

11 Jul 2023

I liked the unicorn lady the best because I really like unicorn and stories about them.

07 Feb 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.

01 Sep 2022

It was excellent and I like Michael morpurgo as an author

30 Aug 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.

05 Aug 2022

The unicorn lady was my favourite because she told great stories and she took a story and made it her own.

19 Jul 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.

17 Jul 2022

i liked that the story evolved around books

30 Jun 2022

Why is this so goid

16 Sep 2021

Wasn't sure what to expect with this one - but it was not what I was expecting from the title. A interesting take on libraries and literacy and the effects of war on individuals. A thin book - you can get through it quickly. I suspect the themes are more for older children, the war scenes are quite realistic and sad but there is redemption and an expression of the need to self assert in the face of adversity.

03 Sep 2021

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

30 Aug 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.

14 Aug 2021

Lovely, moving and thought provoking story.

12 Aug 2021

I really like the idea of what the moral of the book is. If you believe you see it.

18 Jul 2021

This is an excellent little book! I stumbled across it in Oxfam and was overjoyed to find it was actually autographed by Michael Morpurgo! It is an emotional tale of the power and magic of stories. The main character, Tomas, hates school, books and stories but is drawn into to his local library and is soon caught up with the wonder of listening to and discussing stories. It is sad in places, but full of hope and amazement. A fabulous story that will stay with me for a long time. I just wish I had a wooden unicorn to sit on to enjoy stories too :-)

04 Jul 2021

i like this book because its all about unicorns and your creativte

17 Mar 2021

I enjoyed this book

05 Sep 2020

Fantastic

03 Sep 2020

i love this book becuse i love books and in this book they save all the books in the libuery first.
i would say my favourit person is the unicorn lady.
yes becuse its a butiful book.

01 Sep 2020

I loved it !! The story is well written and Illustrated !

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