Do You Believe in Unicorns
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Do You Believe in Unicorns
By (Author) Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Illustrated by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st September 2018
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 222mm, Height 268mm, Spine 9mm
369g
Description
Is believing in magic the key to seeing a unicorn If you keep your eyes open to wonder, the possibilities are endless.
Is that a horse wearing a hat Its definitely not a unicorn in disguise that would be ridiculous, right Its probably just a horse thats having a bad hair day. Or trying to keep the sun out of its eyes. Or perhaps this horse just really likes hats! If you follow it long enough, maybe it will take off its hat and youll finally know for sure. Or will you Its all a matter of perspective in this cheerful, cheeky story about seeing magic in the everyday.
Reviews
As coy as Jon Klassen, Murguia is a master of subtlety...Murguia's muted pen-and-ink-and-watercolor illustrations, presented almost entirely on double-page spreads, create a lush cartoon world. Careful readers might notice a final hint in the form of a lizard that just might be a dragona brilliant punctuation mark to this open-ended story. Spellbinding read-aloud gold.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The narrators tongue-in-cheek obliviousness slides easily into an affirmation of the power of imagination...The musing text, with its questions posed to the audience, will be a hit at storytime or during a lapsit, and the invitation to believe the impossible makes this a wonderful segue into encouraging kids to make up their own fantasy stories.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
Hey, lookits a horse in a hat, opens this irreverent picture book from Murguia (I Feel Five!)...With its minimal text and wry visual jokes, this playful offering offers good fun.
Publishers Weekly
This charmer of a picture book makes a strong case for the existence of unicorns by juxtaposing a skeptical narrator with the action of the story itself...A fun take on belief and magic.
Booklist Online
Author Bio
Bethanie Deeney Murguia is the author-illustrator of several picture books, including I Feel Five!, The Best Parts of Christmas, and The Too-Scary Story.
