On the very same clap of thunder and the very same zap of lightning, the girl and Uni make a wish.

Somewhere far away (but of course 'not that far away'), the blonde, fair-skinned tot with mismatched socks from the previous work looks at the rain and wonders. That deep spirit of believing gives Uni strength to fight the gloom. But one unicorn still has a twinkle left: Uni, who truly-and magically-believes that little girls are real. They stand pale and forlorn, huddled under umbrellas. Endless rain has meant no sun, no rainbows, and no sparkle for the horned, cloven-hooved creatures. Uni and the little girl from their first outing (Uni the Unicorn, 2014) finally meet.Things are not well in the land of unicorns.

What’s not to like? Sure to be in demand where the previous title was popular.–Booklist, October 2017 VERDICT Unicorn saves other unicorns with the magic of believing, effective wish fulfillment, and the help of a little girl. Even looking at sad unicorns holding umbrellas (very effectively and amusingly, even with hooves), you can feel the magic waiting to break through. As in their last collaboration, Rosenthal’s magic-filled and effusive text is matched with Barrager’s bright, colorful, and joyous illustrations. The act of believing and befriending the little girl was all the other unicorns needed to get their mojo back and together successfully wish the rain away (“After what seemed like forever”). Luckily, as a bolt of lightning flashes and thunder claps, both “wished the same wish with all their might,” and through the power of wishing they stood together at last! After cavorting with delight, they speed off to rescue the other unicorns, but not so speedily that there isn’t time to help some forest creatures and lift some spirits. Now she and that little girl must team up to save the nonbeliever unicorns who are beset by seemingly endless rain and are quickly losing their strength and magic. In her first story Uni the unicorn was right, little girls are real.

Uni the unicorn and the dream come true