Three on a Theme: Unicorns
Unicorns are hot right now – rainbows, glitter, cupcakes! The whole nine yards! I could have created a much longer list of unicorn picture books, but instead went with some storylines that are little unexpected in the uni-verse (get it?) Have fun checking out these not-your-typical unicorn books!
There are some absolutely amazing unicorn picture books out there – I could make a much more substantial list than what I have here, but I’m going to show you just three great unicorn books that are a little unexpected! Don’t get me wrong, they got rainbows and glitter and unicorns on almost every page, but they aren’t your typical unicorn books – enjoy!
“Hi, I’m Goat. Things were just fine around here until UNICORN showed up. So what if he can fly? Or make it rain cupcakes? And turn stuff into gold? Big deal. I can do some cool stuff too, like…
Hey! What are you doing? Why are you opening the book? He’s just going to tell you how great he is. Blah, blah, blah. Go ahead. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you. Dopey Unicorn.” (Taken from Goodreads)
“Be careful what pet you wish for in the newest picture book from fan-favorite author Ame Dyckman and rising-star illustrator Liz Climo.
When a little boy throws a coin in a well asking for a pet unicorn, he has no idea what kind of trouble he’s in for. Unbeknownst to him, unicorns make the absolutely worst pets: they shed, they poke holes in your ceiling, and they make a big mess. With a knowing wink from Ame Dyckman, creator of Wolfie the Bunny and cheerful illustrations from Rory the Dinosaur creator and Tumblr star Liz Climo, this rollicking story shares all of the ways a pet unicorn can ruin your life, and is sure to have readers in stitches.” (Taken from Goodreads)
“When Lucy sees an ad in the newspaper for a unicorn, she sends in her twenty-five cents and waits four to six long weeks for her very own unicorn to arrive. She imagines the flowers that she’ll braid into his beautiful pink mane, and she even picks the perfect name for him: Sparkle. But when Sparkle arrives, his ears are too long, his horn is too short, he smells funny–and oh, he has fleas. Lucy isn’t pleased, but in the end she warms up to Sparkle and realizes that even though he wasn’t exactly the unicorn she wanted, he might be just the one she needs.” (Taken from Goodreads)
