Unicorn Storytime

I was asked to do an outreach storytime for International Literacy Day at a jewelry store in the local mall, Kendra Scott, that prides itself on giving back to the community. I decided if I was going to do a storytime at a jewelry store, what better theme than to pull out all the glitter stops and do a unicorn theme! We had a small, but excited crowd to celebrate all things unicorn!

What I loved most was that all of these books featured a goat and unicorn making it pretty fun to read! We also did a quick craft while we waited for everyone to arrive. I made a simple template based on this Valentine Heart Unicorn craft I found online and let the kids glue on the ears, horn, nose, etc. and colored it in. I also posted yesterday the flannel board rhyme that I borrowed and then created pieces for on my own. Overall, this is one of those themes that will be extremely popular for quite a while!

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Storytime Plan

Intro: Bread & Butter
Bread and butter
Marmalade and Jam
Let’s say hello as quiet as we can (whisper: hello)
…loud as we can

…slow as we can
…fast as we can
…high as we can
…low as we can
…nice as we can (big smile!)

Book: Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea

Transition: Five Little Unicorns
I saw five little unicorns – creatures from folklore.
I watched the blue one prance away and then there were four.

I saw four little unicorns resting by a tree
I watched the orange one prance away, and then there were three.

I saw three little unicorns, but as near to them I drew,
The green one pranced away, and then there were two.

I saw two little unicorns – I watched them run and run.
The red one pranced away, and then there was one.

I saw a lonely purple unicorn standing in the sun.
When I blinked my eyes, it pranced away, and then there were none

Book: A Unicorn Named Sparkle by Amy Young

Transition: If You’re A Unicorn….
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, then your magic will surely show it.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.

…stamp your hooves
…toss your mane
…twitch your tail
…prance around.

Book: I Am a Unicorn by Micahela Schuett

Closing: Bread & Butter
Bread and butter
Marmalade and Jam
Let’s say goodbye as quiet as we can (whisper: goodbye)
…loud as we can

…slow as we can
…fast as we can
…high as we can
…low as we can
…nice as we can (big smile!)

Additional Titles:

• Hello, My Name is Octicorn by Kevin Diller
• Lily the Unicorn by Dallas Clayton
• Never Let a Unicorn Wear a Tutu! by Diane Alber
• Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
• Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood
• Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
• Today I’ll Be a Unicorn by Dana Simpson
• Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• You Don’t Want a Unicorn by Ame Dyckman

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