The Order of the Unicorn by Suzanne Selfors & Dan Santat

Author:Suzanne Selfors & Dan Santat
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical, Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

“Yes,” Dr. Woo said.

Huge exhales of relief came from the apprentices. “Remind me not to eat a pancake sandwich before going on another Portal ride,” Ben said, pressing a hand over his stomach.

Dr. Woo smoothed her hair, then turned and faced her apprentices. “Listen very carefully,” she said in her calm, soft voice. “Before we step into the Imaginary World, there are a few important safety rules. Do not eat anything without checking with me first. Do not touch anything without checking with me first. And, the most important rule of all, do not make unnecessary noise.”

“So we won’t disturb the unicorns?” Pearl asked.

“So we won’t disturb other things.” The word other echoed throughout the Portal.

Ben scratched behind his ear. “Uh, what do you mean by that? We aren’t going to run into another kelpie, are we?”

Dr. Woo picked up her medical bag. “One never knows.”

An exit light illuminated. “Welcome to the Tangled Forest. We would like to thank you for flying with us today,” the captain said. “We hope you will choose the Portal for your next interdimensional journey. Please refrain from pushing as you disembark.”

“ ‘One never knows’?” Ben whispered to Pearl as they followed the doctor. “She should know, don’t you think? I mean, this is her job.”

Pearl wasn’t worried about the not-knowing. She didn’t mind surprises, as long as they didn’t want to eat her for breakfast. She stepped through the Portal’s windy exit, hoping she wouldn’t be disappointed. The Land of Rain hadn’t been much to look at. Before landing there, Pearl had imagined purple trees, polka-dot clouds, and rainbows made of floating jelly beans. But it turned out to be a barren wasteland, parched and cracked as far as the eye could see. Would the Tangled Forest be nicer?

The wind swirled around and around. “I can’t see anything,” Pearl complained, her hair flying. She took a few more steps.

Then the Portal disappeared, the wind blew away, and Pearl took a long, deep breath.

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