Reviews

Where Have the Unicorns Gone by Jane Yolen

wordyanchorite's review against another edition

2.0

Obnoxious preachy badly-written thing rife with malapropism. Like Tolkien's "Where are the horse and the rider?" poem, only with less poetry, meaning, or coherence.

Nice illustrations earn it an extra star. Otherwise, fuggedaboudit.

just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition

2.0

I can't give Sanderson's art one star, but that is what I would otherwise give this book.

I think maybe you just have to be really into unicorns?

I just found it to be super boring. No real plot, just a bunch of running. Oh and industrialization bad! Okay, I guess?

letitiaharmon's review against another edition

4.0

This is one of those children's books that grown-ups love. Could have been a bit longer, and some of the phrasing is awkward. Beautifully illustrated with lyrical text, it subtly points to the impact of human's activity on animals, and also draws on the lore of unicorns that involves water.

spaceyfaerie's review against another edition

4.0

Kinda made me wish for a better explanation as to why the unicorns got turned into the sea or something. Absolutely LOVED the pictures though!!!