Reviews

Where Have the Unicorns Gone? by Jane Yolen

wordyanchorite's review

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

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

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!!!