Into the Land of the Unicorns

I first read this book a long time ago when my boys were little. I read to them at bedtime, a little each night until we finished the second book. At that point there wasn't another book. When I saw there was another book available my youngest was a teenager. I bought him the book but he never read it. I guess he was too cool for unicorns. I still have the book on my shelf and I'm going to read all the books and maybe even get my adult sons to read them too. I loved this story and only remembered bits and pieces. My favorite character is still the squijum.

I read this as a kid myself and kept the book all these years, but never reread it or continued the series. But since my Goddaughter has taken to a love of fantasy I thought I'd pass it on to her and she loved it! Now she wants to talk about it with me and I decided to read it again so we can share and talk about it. Now I remember why I loved it as a kid and am surprised how well it holds up all these years later. Even as an adult I found myself enchanted by it and how well written it is for grade school aged story. Adventures, fantastical creatures, and a magical world to explore check off all the things I still love about fantasy. Surprisingly it also has quite the lore attached to it and I'm looking forward to reading the others now too and sharing it all with the next generation of fantasy lovers!