The Unicorn that said ‘No’ by Marc-Uwe Kling and Astrid Henn

 Synopsis

In the prettiest parts of the Forest of Hearts, a cute little unicorn was born. Its mane was puffy, its fur SUPER fluffy... But as adorable as it looked, it didn't behave like the other unicorns in its herd. 'NO' was its favourite word! No matter how many sweet lucky clovers or soft squishy cuddles that the other unicorns offered, the answer was always 'NO'. And so this unicorn became known as the uNOcorn.

It's no surprise that one day our contrary unicorn decides to break free of its cotton-candy world and have an adventure of its own. Along the way, the uNOcorn meets a raccoon who never listens ('Huh?'), a dog who doesn't care ('So what?') and a rude princess (whose favourite word is 'YES!'). What a wonderful team they make, because being stubborn is much more fun together!

Review

This picture book is hugely entertaining and a lots of fun. There is intrigue for adults as well as children, as the story pokes fun at itself for rhyming and perhaps being a picture book with a moral!

Unocorn sets off for his adventure and meets a lot of funny characters on the way. The banter between the characters is hilarious. My daughter ( after reading this book quite a few times on her request!) took turns with me saying the captions in the speech bubbles. She really became familiar with the characters quirks, and decided she wanted to be the ‘PrinceYES’! Which I agreed would be ok! 

The story is not a typical one, it’s fantastic and creative and really captured my daughters imagination. The illustrations are lovely ( I really loved the Sowhatchdog especially).

This is a great book aimed at the slightly older child from 5+ due to the amount of text and more complex plot. It’s funny and exciting and I would really recommend it.

ISBN: 1787418421

Publisher: Templar Publishing

Publication date: 15th April 2021