The Day of the Unicorn (A Knight of the Golden Plain Story) [Library Binding]

Mollie Hunter (Author), Donna Diamond (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: A Knight of the Golden Plain Story

Sir Dauntless and Lady Dorabella cannot stop the incompetent Sir Maladroit from saying a magic charm that brings a unicorn from a tapestry to life, giving him in the process a toothache that makes the animal wild and dangerous.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 2-5. Sir Dauntless, the Knight of the Golden Plain, rides again to undo the havoc wreaked by Sir Maladroit when he accidentally brought a tapestry unicorn to life and inflicted it with a toothache. Soon, though, Sir Dauntless, learns that he must do something much more difficult than facing the unicorn--he must allow his beloved Lady Dorabella to do so. As he says, "I will be no true knight if I cannot have the courage to stand aside to let my lady prove her courage." That may be intellectually satisfying to those who object to the "knight saves lady" motif, but the resulting story seems less like a young boy's adventurous daydream, which was the charm of the first two books in the series. While Donna Diamond's illustrations lack the bravado and humor of Simont's artwork for the earlier books; these illustrations are lovely, delicate, and dreamlike. Despite its flaws, this is still good beginning fantasy, and one fans will want to read. Carolyn Phelan --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

A third book about Sir Dauntless, hero of The Knight of the Golden Plain (1983), whose adventures, once again, conclude when it's time for tea. Hunter navigates between classic derring-do and a child's imaginative simulation of it with wit and skill. Her tale of a boy-knight tracking a unicorn is full of such time- honored elements as a black charger and the ``beautiful Dorabella of the sapphire-blue eyes and hair of moonlit gold,'' but there's a gentle glint of parody in the telling and some amusingly whimsical details--e.g., this unicorn is particularly dangerous because he has a toothache. And the outcome has a contemporary ring: Sir Dauntless is persuaded that Dorabella must face the unicorn not only to uphold tradition but also because the highest courage is ``the kind that will force you to stand by and let your lady prove herself to be as brave as the lady of every knight should be.'' Fast and fun. Illustrations not seen. (Fiction/Young reader. 7-10)rave as the lady of every knight should be.'' Fast moving and fun. Illustrations not seen. (Fiction/Young reader. 7-10) -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 59 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006021063X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060210632
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,449,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Day Of The Unicorn Book Review, April 28, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Day of the Unicorn (A Knight of the Golden Plain Story) (Hardcover)

I liked Day Of The Unicorn. I liked it because I love horses and unicorns! I also liked it because it hooked me on to it very well by using very descriptive words. One of the reasons I only gave it 3 stars is because it didn't have enough details. Also, it did not stay on one topic long enough and I think the author could have written a much longer book which gave you a lot more information. Another reason I liked it is because it had a lot of fantasy and was very imaginative. I think a lot of other kids will like this book because it is easy to understand what is happening. Also, it is very easy to tell who is who. All in all I think Day of the Unicorn was a pretty good book.