So it's been firmly established that we, in the Teen Department, adore Unicorns (and if you haven't picked up on that you haven't been paying attention at all). So it's only natural that we'd add any and every book on the subject to our collection.
Well...within reason.
Which is why we are not the proud owners of The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns. So how, you ask, can an account about a so-called fictional creature be considered "true." Just ask author Sarah Laskow, who describes how this magnificent, single-horned beast first appeared in popular culture more than 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece. And things took off from there. Seems the masses were so enchanted by the idea of unicorns that they fully embraced the concept (can you blame them? I ask you...). And the world isn't letting go of the idea anytime soon. In fact, it seems unicorns are even MORE popular today than ever before. Because unicorns are everywhere, from books to movies to food (Unicorn latte anyone?).
So if, like us, you too can't get enough of unicorns, stop by the New Books shelf and pick up The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns. You'll for certain learn a thing or two about everyone's favorite fantasy creature. And you'll be enchanted by the rainbow-colored illustrations (by Sam Beck). It's just too bad Unicorns don't really exist outside of the imagination.
--AJB
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