Dimensions (Overall): 10.1 Inches (H) x 10.1 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: 1 Pounds
Number of Pages: 32
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Humorous Stories
Format: Library
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Author: Ame Dyckman
Age Range: 4-8 Years
Language: English
About the Book
"A child wishes for a unicorn without knowing how unruly they are as pets"--
Book Synopsis
Be careful what pet you wish for in this hilarious picture book from bestselling author Ame Dyckman and beloved 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 Dykeman, 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.
Review Quotes
An Amazon Best Book of the MonthA 2018-2019 Florida SSYRA Jr. List Book
Praise for You Don't Want a Unicorn!: Climo's rainbow-bright illustrations take Dyckman's silly premise to a whole new level of absurdity.... This is a crowd-pleaser, complete with cupcake poops and rainbow burps, and...a welcoming and unobtrusive gender-nonconforming vibe.--
Horn Book Climo creates gleeful unicorn havoc ... there's a lot of mischievous fun to be had.--
Publishers Weekly Imaginative fun throughout.--
Booklist The tone of the wry, bemused narrator is perfect...and the cartnear audience will likely be eager for a repeat listen.
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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books About The Author
Ame Dyckman is the award-winning author of
That's Life!,
Dandy,
Read the Book, Lemmings!,
You Don't Want a Unicorn!,
Horrible Bear!, the
New York Times Bestselling
Wolfie the Bunny, and more. Ame lives in New Jersey with her family, pets, and hair bow collection. You can visit Ame on Twitter (@AmeDyckman).
Liz Climo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Los Angeles after college to work as a character artist on
The Simpsons. She started a comic blog, LizClimo.tumblr.com, and is the author and illustrator of the Rory the Dinosaur series,
The Little World of Liz Climo and
Lobster is the Best Medicine. Liz currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and their daughter.