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Five Faves: Unicorn Wannabes

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Unicorns are magical, sparkly, and everyone seems to love them! Not only do others love them, sometimes, creatures just want to BE them. Here are five books where other creatures want to be a Unicorn, or think that they are Unicorns. Take a look at some of these Unicorn Wannabes!

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn
Written by Shannon Hale
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021. Picture Book.

Kitty looks like a kitty but feels like a unicorn. When others start to tease her, she starts to question who she is. She finds some friends that help her to embrace who she is.

By Helen Yoon
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. Picture Book.

A little calf is born with only one horn and decides that they are a unicorn! As the calf continues to do more research and then later meets some real unicorns, the little calf starts to let doubt creep in and question who they are. 

Written by Matilda Rose
Illustrated by Tim Budgen
New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2021. Picture Book.

When Princess Ava arrives at the Magic Pet Shop, she realizes that all of the other princesses and princes have already taken all of the unicorns. The only creature left is Pugicorn. He isn't quite what Princess Ava had in mind but after some hardship, Ava realizes just how lucky she is to have Pugicorn!

Written by Kate Coombs
Illustrated by Elisa Pallmer
Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2019. Picture Book.

In the land of Llamacorn, there are all sorts of creatures. Of course we have Llamacorns but we also have Buffalocorn, Walruscorn, Tigercorn, and others. This poetic picture book tells about the kindness of the Llamacorn as it intereacts with the other creatures. 

Written by Jess Hernandez
Illustrated by Mariano Epelbaum
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, a capstone imprint, 2021. Picture Book. 

Milly is excited when she is accepted into Unicorn School. The only problem is, she isn't really a unicorn! She is a donkey in a party hat who sent a misleading picture with her application. But when she gets to Unicorn School, she realizes that she isn't the only one there who isn't a real unicorn.
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Ms. Yingling said…
Thank you for a great list!
November 21, 2022 at 11:48 AM
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