SuitabookA glory of unicorns
Bruce Coville
- Reading
- Read one story at a time rather than expecting one continuous plot. After each, pause to compare its setting, the unicorn’s role and the kind of “magic” it presents; skip or revisit stories according to the reader’s response.
- Themes
- Magic as hope and beauty: The collection places unicorns in mythical and contemporary settings and connects them with magic, hope and beauty in real life. The collection’s overall framing presents unicorn magic positively, as a way of expressing hope, wonder and beauty.
- Different forms of the unicorn: The stories include “The ugly unicorn”, “The new girl” and unicorns of many forms across different settings. The titles and varied forms invite reflection on difference and belonging, but the collection’s evaluative treatment of those ideas cannot be confirmed.
- Worth knowing
- The depth and intensity of these elements vary by story, so a child may respond differently to individual pieces.