Pip Bird is the pseudonym for a small group of brilliant, funny children's book writers. They all believe in magic and dream of having a Unicorn Best Friend Forever.

Mira watches as her new classmates receive their unicorn partners. Raheem gets Brave, Darcy receives Star and Jake’s new friend is called Pegasus. Soon it is Mira’s turn when her unicorn partner is revealed she is less than impressed – He’s overweight, grumpy, lazy, and a little naughty. He’s also called Dave. Mira is so pumped for her first time at Unicorn School. Her older sister has gone for the last two summers, and it’s finally Mira’s turn! She’ll get paired with her own unicorn, and they’ll go on magical quests and earn medals and probably be best friends. This is going to be great! But then, on her first day, she gets paired with Dave. Dave is small, and rotund, and falls asleep in class, and doesn’t seem anything like the unicorn best friend that Mira has dreamed of. Welcome to Unicorn School is full of unicorns, glitter, and fart jokes… what more could you ask for? This is absolutely going to be a hit with all of the kids I know. Mira is SO EXCITED to start Unicorn School. Just like her mom and older sister, Mira will meet her unicorn best friend, go on magical quests, ride on her unicorn, and have a wonderful, magic-filled summer. All of her new classmates get paired with majestic, prancing unicorns with shimmering coats. Except Mira. Mira gets assigned to Dave. This is a cute, Easy Chapter book that I think any child could enjoy. There is equal time given to both girl and boy characters, though the main character is a girl. The girls in the book are brave and one boy is timid while the other boy is a slight bully.Yksisarviskoulu on juuri niin lumoava paikka kuin mitä Mira on kuvitellutkin. Ja pian hän saisi tavata oman yksisarvisystävänsä. Voi kunpa se olisi kuin Diana Välkeharja! Mutta kun tulee Miran vuoro kohdata oma yksisarvinen, sitä ei näykään missään. Hetken kuluttua opettajat raahaavat sisään Tepon, pienimmän ja pulleimman, pömppömahaisen ja takkuharjaisen yksisarvisen, jonka Mira on milloinkan nähnyt. Eikä tuota otusta näytä vähääkään kiinnostavan koulunkäynti saatika ystävyys Miran kanssa. Meneekö Miran kesä yksisarviskoulussa täysin penkin alle Tepon vuoksi? Waarom is Dirk zo strontvervelend? Snapt ie niet dat hij Mira pijn doet met wat hij doet? Hij maakt het op tijden nog wel goed hoor, en dat is fijn, maar verder vond ik hem maar erg gemeen. Hij moet toch ook snappen dat het allemaal nieuw is voor Mira en samen met haar dingen uitvinden en een goede vriendschap krijgen? To travel to the school they have to go through a portal, but her sister isn’t very supportive so it’s left to a new student, Raheem, and his dad to teach Mira how to enter and travel to the school. Once there each of the new pupils is allocated their own unicorn, one that has magically been chosen for them. Mira CAN’T WAIT to start Unicorn School. (Her big sister goes and won’t stop going on about it). But when Mira arrives on her first day all the unicorns are gone … except Dave! A brand new book in the bestselling NAUGHTIEST UNICORN series – the funniest unicorn books EVER! The perfect gift for Easter, for readers of 6+ and fans of The Worst Witch and Pamela Butchart.

In this laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter book, Mira is excited about going to Unicorn School—until she’s paired with a very un-unicorny unicorn named Dave.

Join Mira and Dave as they have two days to complete the initial unicorn training so they can go on their first quest. There’s just one issue, misbehave and you are given ‘havoc’ points, get three and you will not be allowed to attend the first quest. Can Mira keep Dave out of trouble long enough so that she doesn’t miss out on something she has been waiting years to do?

There’s such awesome diversity in this book. Mira is a person of color, as is her new friend, Raheem. Her other friend, Darcy, uses a wheelchair, and her inclusion in all of their activities is natural and presented as the norm. I love when books exhibit diversity as something to be expected, especially in stories for younger kids. Hetzelfde voor de zus. Wat is dat voor kreng zeg. Lacht haar zusje uit, maakt leugens op waardoor Mira in een vuilnisbak plaatsneemt, en sorry, waarom doet die moeder niet wat meer hier tegen want ik kan me niet voorstellen dat deze twee zussen lief samengaan thuis.The author makes her world seem fun, though the book is short enough that there is plenty of development available in future books. There are lots of illustrations that help the reader picture the scenery. Throughout you get to witness Mira trying desperately to help Dave be a good unicorn. Rather than let her sadness at not getting a unicorn like her friends stand in her way, she is determined to make Dave the best unicorn – Unfortunately, Dave isn’t really that bothered.