Here There Be Unicorns

This was such a favorite of mine growing up. I used to read it from our public library all the time. It's such a weird experience rereading a book you loved as a child and haven't read since then. It's always much shorter and less impactful, less substantial, in a way. You're a different person who has learned and grown a lot since then, so it doesn't affect you like it used to. Still, I have a lot of love for this book. I was kind of amazed that I loved it that much as a kid, since the stories/poems are pretty advanced and open-ended/vague rather than having happy, tidy endings, and I was a lot less used to sad, philosophical stories back than than I am now. Beautiful writing and illustrations; highly recommended for unicorn and/or show more fantasy fans. show less

I just can't get into Yolen or unicorns, I guess. All these different stories and poems; none did anything for me. The notes about being a writer were kinda interesting though. The art, well, pretty enough, but seemed unbaked. The style resembles that of [a:Wesley Dennis|441088|Wesley Dennis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1660858029p2/441088.jpg] but has not the verve or energy.

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