Welcome to Unicorn School, where you get your own unicorn best friend! You go on magical quests together! There is glitter! There is even more glitter! 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. Waarom is Dave > Dirk geworden in het Nederlands? Dave kan gewoon hoor, ik ken er zelfs een paar. Als Mira > Mira kan blijven zie ik niet in waarom Dave moet worden veranderd. Mira is a little disappointed. But she soon realizes Dave is unlike his fellow unicorns in another way: He's a little smarter than they are. When a school trip goes awry, the only way to save the day is for Mira to embrace her unexpected unicorn best friend.

The Naughtiest Unicorn is a fun middle-grade book filled with excitement and laugh-out-loud moments. Mira is a sweet young girl who has been desperate to attend the Unicorn School ever since her older sister started there a few years ago, who just happens to keep going on about all the fun she has. She was desperate to receive a unicorn princess, so her partner Dave was a bit of a disappointment for her. But when Dave the naughtiest unicorn uncovers a mysterious, hidden RIDDLE the day gets even MORE exciting! Will the riddle it will lead them to some TREASURE? One thing is for sure, with Dave around they are bound to have lots of FUN along the way!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! Waarom zijn die leraren zo streng? Die kinderen kunnen het toch niet helpen als ze de eerste uren, of zelfs dagen foutjes maken? Waarom worden meteen punten afgetrokken? Lekker hoor, ben je net nieuw en dan wordt je al afgestraft terwijl je niet eens weet hoe je eenhoorn werkt en de relatie nog helemaal nieuw is. Ik kan me voorstellen als die kinderen dan al een weekje of 2 er zijn dat je dan toch wel de basics moet weten, maar de eerste dag? Wat is er mis met die leraren? Vinden ze het zo leuk om lekker kindjes te straffen? Dave isn’t quite the sparkly magical unicorn Mira was expecting to find at the end of the rainbow – he’s more grumpy than glittery, more interested in lunch than magical quests and he always runs off when Mira tries to ride him – but Mira’s not going to let that get her down. Along with her new friends and their (much more glittery) unicorns, she is determined to be the best at Quests and protect the special unicorn world!

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. Join the naughtiest unicorn for friendship, magic and mayhem in this hilarious series for 5 year-old, 6 year-old and 7 year-old and fans of Pamela Butchart, The Magic Unicorn Society, The Worst Witch and all things UNICORNS!Mira Desai is excited, it’s her first day at Unicorn School, the school her older sister Rani attends and she can’t wait to meet her Unicorn partner. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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?

Mira Desai on haaveillut koko pienen ikänsä Yksisarviskouluun pääsystä. Koulu on avoinna vain harvoille ja valituille, mutta koska Miran äiti ja isosiskokin ovat päässeet sinne, niin Mirankin on aivan pakko päästä. Ja viimein hänen toiveensa toteutuu; eräänä kevätaamuna hänen sängyllään odottaa kimalteleva kirjekuori, joka sisältää kutsun Yksisarviskouluun. Vihdoinkin Mira pääsisi mukaan taikalaukkoihin, kilpailuihin ja kaikkeen muuhun hauskaan, mistä hänen siskonsa on kertonut. Kirjassa oli myös joitakin yllätysmomentteja, nimittäin kirjassa paljon kahkotun Taikalaukan suhteen. Olin ihan varma, että kaikkien vastoinkäymisten jälkeen Mira ja Teppo kuitenkin pääsisivät mukaan Taikalaukalle, mutta toisin kävi. 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. Kuuntelin tämän äänikirjana ja tästä syystä minusta tuntui, että jotain pientä jäi tästä lukukokemuksesta puuttumaan, nimittäin kuvitus. Toivon, että kuvitus on tässä kirjassa upea. Ainakin kirjan kansi on nimittäin todella herkullinen, värikylläinen hattararäjähdys! Tarinassa ei ollut ihan hirveän paljon seikkailua ja vaarallisia tilanteita, mutta pieru- ja kakkahuumoria sitten senkin edestä ja luulen, että nuoret lukijat innostuvat siitä varmasti. 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.