The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems and Unicorn Lore [Paperback]

Bruce Coville (Author), Tim Hildebrant (Illustrator)

Book Description

A collection of stories, poems, and unicorn lore about the mythical creature.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8 Within this enticing collection is material enough to bring sighs of satisfaction from confirmed unicorn lovers and make converts of skeptical newcomers. The author of Sarah's Unicorn (Lippincott, 1979) pulls together a wide variety of stories and poems which deal in one way or another with unicorns, introducing them with his own concise history of unicorn lore. This history acknowledges the elusive nature of the myth as well as the beast, and the choices that Coville has made reflect a varied approach to the legend. In the creations of Madeleine L'Engle, C. S. Lewis, Jane Yolen, Myra Cohn Livingston, and others, readers meet unicorns who are old and feeble, sleek and arrogant, demanding or giving. Unlike Michael Green in his elegant De Historia et Veritate Unicornis (Running Pr, 1983), which is consistantly medieval, Hildebrandt has used a wide variety of media and unicorn images to evoke feelings consistent with the stories. This book does exactly what anthologies should do. It satisfies on its own while leading readers irresistably to the longer works of its writers. Reva Pitch Margolis, Norwood School, N.J.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385419309
• ISBN-13: 978-0385419307
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,994,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fav. book as child, can't count #of times i read it!!, March 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Unicorn Treasury (Hardcover)

this book is full of wonderful stories and poems, not to mention absolutely beautiful artwork. it is a must for any book collection. great for any age to read!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now I will believe that there are Unicorns., November 19, 2003

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S.D. "Mystic, Poet" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unicorn Treasury (Hardcover)

I was a homeschooled child who most always found herself, on cozy winter afternoons, with her nose stuck in a book, and an oversized mug of tea beside her. It was through those magical moments that I was able to experience for the first time- fairy tales and places that quite probably didn't exist in this world.

On one of my many frequent visits to the library, I found the Unicorn Treasury, stuck behind some very large volumes of encyclopedias. I promptly rented it, because of the front cover- and the title. Little did I know that in that single moment, I had come into contact with a book that would change my life.

The Unicorn Treasury holds- within its pages- poems that will enchant and delight- and stories that take you away to an ethereal border that dances between reality and fantasy. Upon first reading it- I could hardly believe that so many wonderful things had been collected between covers, and promptly re-read it again.

As a child, I had been fascinated with Unicorns- but was never quite able to find a book to satisfy my cravings. Now, I had. With the magical stories and poems gracing its pages, I learned that Unicorns can be less than perfect- Unicorns can heal telling wounds, both physically and mentally- and Unicorns could sometimes be more real than the world before you.

That book was rented over twenty times by me- and, each time, I delighted in its pages once more. It was because of that book that I fell in love with L'Engle- or reinforced my love of Wrede. It was in that book that I escaped- for however shortly- from the world of the mundane, and negative.

It was that book that drove me to become a Writer.

Now- I write children's stories about fanciful Unicorns- they parade in my heart just as strongly as they used to...

And I have Bruce Coville to thank for that.

Please- if I could ever recommend a book worth reading- this would be it. Step away from our world, for just a moment- and enter a portal to a place that is- all at once- almost too magical or innocent for any of us to ever comprehend.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unicorn Treasury, December 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (Utah, America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems and Unicorn Lore (Paperback)

This book is so wonderful! I have always loved it. It is a MUST for all who love Fantasy. It is great! Pick it up and enjoy the poems, stories, and pictures it contains.