From the author of the international phenomenon War Horse comes a moving story of unity and inspiration in the face of war.

A moving story about unity and inspiration in the face of destruction, by the 2003–2005 Children’s Laureate and author of the internationally acclaimed War Horse. Tomas hates school, hates books and hates stories. Forced to visit the library, he stops to listen to magical tales that the Unicorn Lady spins. These tales draw him in and are about to change the course of his life for ever... Set against the backdrop of war-torn Europe, I Believe in Unicorns explores the power of stories to transform lives.

MICHAEL MORPURGO

Coming from a family of actors, bestselling children’s author Michael Morpurgo likes to joke that were it not for a twist of fate he could have been the next George Clooney. In fact, Morpurgo’s has been a life of many careers including some time in the army, heading up a charity and for many years working as a teacher where he loved to read and act out stories for the children. Finally exhausting his supply of other people’s tales he decided to try his hand at writing his own.