There's No Such Thing as...Unicorns / No hay tal cosa como los... unicornios by Lucy Rowland, illustrated by Katy Halford
A girl hears from everyone that there is no such thing as unicorns. In the zoo, school and elsewhere the message is repeated. Finally, she looks in the sky and sees a unicorn. The book has a nice rhyming style in English, but the accompanying Spanish is just a literal translation that misses out on the structure.
A unicorn likes to have the girl do everything it does. However, the unicorn remains sad at the end. This is because the unicorn has a tutu and the girl doesn't. Once the girl has a tutu, the unicorn is happy. The illustrations have a great use of sketches with color that brings out this story of imaginative play.
A unicorn believes that little girls are real, but others tell her they are not. A little girl believes unicorns are real, but others tell her otherwise. The unicorn and girl get together and enjoy doing things together.
The book tells the story of a princess and how she rescues a baby unicorn. For each page, the top is the story, while the bottom shows ballet moves. The purpose of the book is to encourage dancing. The story is a bonus. There is no single author, just the dance group. Proceeds are donated to dance organizations.
That being said, the story is not bad. The illustrations are well done. A dancer would probably really love the book. For non dancers, the top half can be read as a regular children's book.
