Unicorn (and Horse)
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- Create Date：2021-03-14 21:03:03
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：David W. Miles
- ISBN：1945547766
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Tom Collins
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This is a funny book that made my third grade students smile。
Erin
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I'll admit it's clever。 It starts out quite strong and original， but then enter the robbers。 I don't know where they came from， I don't understand why they need to be there when something more relative to the context of the animal setting of the story could have given the same message and story arc without taking the reader out of the story。 And then I couldn't understand all the changes that happened at the end。 I would have been happy if all that happened was that the horse ate a cupcake inste I'll admit it's clever。 It starts out quite strong and original， but then enter the robbers。 I don't know where they came from， I don't understand why they need to be there when something more relative to the context of the animal setting of the story could have given the same message and story arc without taking the reader out of the story。 And then I couldn't understand all the changes that happened at the end。 I would have been happy if all that happened was that the horse ate a cupcake instead of the two characters becoming so similar to each other。 。。。more
Kelly Case Burroughs
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Are you a Unicorn or are you a Horse？ For Estrella and Esteban。 I love you and miss you。 🦄 / 🐎
Franci
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#120 of 2020Wow！ I loved this so much！Sometimes you come across a truly great children's book with the whole package。 Beautiful illustrations， a lesson， a little rhyming， that feeling of magic。This is one of those times。 #120 of 2020Wow！ I loved this so much！Sometimes you come across a truly great children's book with the whole package。 Beautiful illustrations， a lesson， a little rhyming， that feeling of magic。This is one of those times。 。。。more
Cassie
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I love the illustrations， humor， and story！ One of my favorite unicorn stories I've been reading （and there have been a lot， if you haven't noticed）。 Great story about not comparing yourself to others and loving yourself。 I love the illustrations， humor， and story！ One of my favorite unicorn stories I've been reading （and there have been a lot， if you haven't noticed）。 Great story about not comparing yourself to others and loving yourself。 。。。more
Ashley
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Adorable and a wonderful lesson on friendship。 Gonna buy this one！
Kat
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Adorable。 Unicorn and Horse live together in the same paddock。 Unicorn eats pink cupcakes。 Horse… does not。 A wonderful story with beautiful illustrations about envy， valuing who you are and realizing we are all sometimes unicorns and all sometimes a bit of horse。
The Book Box
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My teacher read this to my class over Zoom！
Mellanie C
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This is really cute， although I felt sorry for Horse。
Crystal
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This is a really cute， short children's book about a unicorn and a horse with a great message about friendship。 This is a really cute， short children's book about a unicorn and a horse with a great message about friendship。 。。。more
Diz
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This is a charming book about appreciating differences。 Unicorn seems like he has all of the advantages over horse， but it turns out that horse has a lot to offer as well。 The illustrations are beautiful。
Brittany
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My boys and I absolutely love this book！ What a great story about being happy with who you are and understanding that everyone is different but everyone is important。 A great lesson about envy for young readers。 "Happiness comes from something more important than pink cupcakes" My boys and I absolutely love this book！ What a great story about being happy with who you are and understanding that everyone is different but everyone is important。 A great lesson about envy for young readers。 "Happiness comes from something more important than pink cupcakes" 。。。more
Nette
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Who doesn’t love a unicorn book！？ That unicorn was what you think a unicorn looks like as a kid。 The story was so cute and sweet。 Truly enjoyed。
Caroline Herfindahl
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Unicorn is handsome and cheerful， colorful and popular。 Horse is not。 When unicorn is kidnapped who will come to the rescue。 A fun read aloud that kids will love。
Kailey （Luminous Libro）
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Horse is plain and frumpy。 He's jealous of the gorgeous Unicorn， who eats pink cupcakes and makes rainbows。 Unicorn dances around spreading cheer and sunshine。 Horse eats hay and scowls at everyone with a grumpy attitude。 Can these two ever resolve their differences and becomes friends？This story is hilarious！ It's so much fun that I read it three times in a row！I laughed and laughed at the funny predicaments poor Horse has to deal with。 The illustrations are a big part of the humor， with silly Horse is plain and frumpy。 He's jealous of the gorgeous Unicorn， who eats pink cupcakes and makes rainbows。 Unicorn dances around spreading cheer and sunshine。 Horse eats hay and scowls at everyone with a grumpy attitude。 Can these two ever resolve their differences and becomes friends？This story is hilarious！ It's so much fun that I read it three times in a row！I laughed and laughed at the funny predicaments poor Horse has to deal with。 The illustrations are a big part of the humor， with silly expressions on the character's faces and background details that make the story even funnier。 I just love the soft cartoon style of the illustrations。 The artwork is bright and vibrant with adorable animal characters and plenty of action。The story itself is brilliantly worded， and the pacing is just right for the jokes and humor。 Even though the writing is simple for children， it's organized in a way that makes a big impact and surprises you into laughing。 Each word is vivid and descriptive， plunging the reader right into the story。It wasn't until halfway through the book that I realized that Unicorn is a male。 I assumed it was a female Unicorn， but then the text refers to Unicorn as "he"。 I'm not sure if that is some kind of statement about something， or if it's just a funny nod to the idea that there must be male unicorns， even though we usually think of them as female。 It didn't impact my enjoyment of the book， and I loved the brotherly friendship that develops between Horse and Unicorn。Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review。 All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts， and are not influenced by anyone。 。。。more
Abigail
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Unicorn and Horse share a pen in this entertaining picture-book examination of jealousy， and the possibility of friendship between two very different individuals。 While Unicorn has every conceivable charm and appeal - a sapphire horn， silver coat， rainbow mane， white teeth - his more pedestrian pen-mate is just a plain， brown horse。 While Unicorn sings and dances， and eats pink cupcakes， Horse huffs， stands in the rain， and munches on hay。 Horse cannot stand the happier， more popular Unicorn， un Unicorn and Horse share a pen in this entertaining picture-book examination of jealousy， and the possibility of friendship between two very different individuals。 While Unicorn has every conceivable charm and appeal - a sapphire horn， silver coat， rainbow mane， white teeth - his more pedestrian pen-mate is just a plain， brown horse。 While Unicorn sings and dances， and eats pink cupcakes， Horse huffs， stands in the rain， and munches on hay。 Horse cannot stand the happier， more popular Unicorn， until the day he （Unicorn） is kidnapped， and a choice must be made: ride to the rescue， or ignore the colorful equine's plight。。。A sweet story of overcoming jealousy， and learning to accept yourself and others is paired with bright， colorful artwork in Unicorn （and Horse）。 With the current crop of unicorn-themed picture-books - Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal， Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey， You Don't Want a Unicorn！ by Ame Dyckman， to name just a few - this new title from author David Miles and illustrator Hollie Mengert is sure to find an appreciative audience。 I'm not familiar with the publisher - Familius Publishing， based in Sanger， California - but according to their website they publish books whose intention is to promote happy families。 Given that this is so， it's difficult not to read this one as a tale of sibling rivalry， and how that dynamic is replaced with a healthier， less resentful relationship。 However you choose to interpret the story， this is just an engaging little book， with fun， expressive artwork and a heartwarming conclusion。 Recommended to all young unicorn （and horse） fans， and to anyone looking for picture-books about jealousy。 。。。more
Tara Strosnider
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Unicorn （and Horse） is a funny yet endearing lesson on envy with one important truth: We are sometimes unicorns。 We are sometimes horses。 And happiness doesn't always come from pink cupcakes for breakfast。 Unicorn （and Horse） is a funny yet endearing lesson on envy with one important truth: We are sometimes unicorns。 We are sometimes horses。 And happiness doesn't always come from pink cupcakes for breakfast。 。。。more
Katie
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Unicorn and Horse aren't the same。 Horse is a bit resentful of this， and though the book doesn't say so I imagine he feels inferior。 But when Unicorn is in trouble Horse is the only one who can save him。 This seems to help Horse's self-confidence and they are able to be friends。 Unicorn and Horse aren't the same。 Horse is a bit resentful of this， and though the book doesn't say so I imagine he feels inferior。 But when Unicorn is in trouble Horse is the only one who can save him。 This seems to help Horse's self-confidence and they are able to be friends。 。。。more
Jenn
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3。5 stars This was shared at WyomingReads book selection and at first I wasn't impressed。 But it has grown on me and my kids enjoyed it。 This is a Unicorn and this is not （it's a Horse）。 The book goes over the differences。 The illustrations have great emotion and facial expressions。 But when bad guys come， Horse has a chance to prove why horses are as great as unicorns。 A better story than most unicorn books。 3。5 stars This was shared at WyomingReads book selection and at first I wasn't impressed。 But it has grown on me and my kids enjoyed it。 This is a Unicorn and this is not （it's a Horse）。 The book goes over the differences。 The illustrations have great emotion and facial expressions。 But when bad guys come， Horse has a chance to prove why horses are as great as unicorns。 A better story than most unicorn books。 。。。more
Alicia Evans
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I read this for my mythical creature storytime this week。 Unicorn and Horse are very different， and Horse has some trouble feeling inadequate。 I liked the story， the illustrations are expressive and bright， and I LOVED that both Unicorn and Horse are male。 （Woohoo！ A male unicorn。） The kids were enthralled， and they enjoyed the friendship aspect as well as the thievery plot point。For: unicorn （or horse） fans; readers looking for a book about overcoming differences。 Possible red flags: jealousy a I read this for my mythical creature storytime this week。 Unicorn and Horse are very different， and Horse has some trouble feeling inadequate。 I liked the story， the illustrations are expressive and bright， and I LOVED that both Unicorn and Horse are male。 （Woohoo！ A male unicorn。） The kids were enthralled， and they enjoyed the friendship aspect as well as the thievery plot point。For: unicorn （or horse） fans; readers looking for a book about overcoming differences。 Possible red flags: jealousy and thievery。 。。。more
Garrett
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A） Do burglers still wear black and white striped shirts and eye masks？B） What would a unicorn-horse hybrid look like？ Because Unicorn and horse were awful friendly toward the end。 Asking for a friend。
Jennifer Watson
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This is one for the unicorn picture book hall of fame。 I loved this story！
lisa
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This was so cute and it had a message many adults I've met could learn from。 This was so cute and it had a message many adults I've met could learn from。 。。。more
Courtney Kleefeld
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Really cute book。
Federico DN
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Sometimes you see something and you can't explain why， you just know you have to read it。 Now。Unicorn farts rainbows。 Horse just farts。Unicorn is loved。 Horse。。。 is not。A beautiful children's book about envy。 48p of pure endearment。 And I laughed my head off。 YES， I know I'm a grown up。 Well， sort of。Until next time，-----------------------------------------------A veces ves algo y no sabés por qué， sólo sabés que tenés que leerlo。 Ahora。Unicornio flatula arcoiris。 Caballo sólo flatula。Unicornio Sometimes you see something and you can't explain why， you just know you have to read it。 Now。Unicorn farts rainbows。 Horse just farts。Unicorn is loved。 Horse。。。 is not。A beautiful children's book about envy。 48p of pure endearment。 And I laughed my head off。 YES， I know I'm a grown up。 Well， sort of。Until next time，-----------------------------------------------A veces ves algo y no sabés por qué， sólo sabés que tenés que leerlo。 Ahora。Unicornio flatula arcoiris。 Caballo sólo flatula。Unicornio es amado。 Caballo。。。 no。Un hermoso libro para niños sobre la envidia。 48p de pura ternura。 Y no puedo explicar cuánto me reí。SI， sé que soy un adulto。 Bueno， más o menos。Hasta la próxima， 。。。more
Kilikina
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“We are sometimes unicorns。 We are sometimes horses。 And happiness doesn’t always come from pink cupcakes for breakfast。”I SO need this in my life！
N Feider
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was a very cute story about overcoming jealousy。 I loved the illustrations and it made me laugh quite hard at some points。 Overall though， I do realize that the plot is similar to some other books like Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea but it is a Children's book and the message was clear。 As an adult， obviously there could have been more development during the thinking part on Horse to see if he should save Unicorn since I believe that that would be a great asset to teach kids wha It was a very cute story about overcoming jealousy。 I loved the illustrations and it made me laugh quite hard at some points。 Overall though， I do realize that the plot is similar to some other books like Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea but it is a Children's book and the message was clear。 As an adult， obviously there could have been more development during the thinking part on Horse to see if he should save Unicorn since I believe that that would be a great asset to teach kids what processes they should go through while problem solving and resolving conflicts， both internal and in different relationships with others。Also， just a side note of my own: why can't foxes run on roads？ I get it， roadkill but it was such a weird reasoning in my head 。。。more
Rachel
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A fun story with bright and colorful pictures。 I loved it！
Miranda Reads
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