Unicorn Not Wanted
by Fred Blunt
Interest age: 4 to 5
Published by Happy Yak, 2023
About this book
This is NOT a story about unicorns. Or pugs. It is set in the Wild West, with cowboys. But hang on a minute – who’s that? It’s a unicorn! I said no unicorns allowed. Oh, she’s crying now. OK, fine, you can have a small part. I said small…
Join the narrator as they try to contain the madcap and joyous energy of the unicorn desperate to infiltrate the story. Egged on by an equally enthusiastic pug, the unicorn is keen to show how brilliant unicorns can be, resulting in a lively explosion of colour and vitality on every spread.
Toddlers will giggle away as the narrator and unicorn have a conversation on the page, meaning there is an opportunity for the child to join in. This interactive element makes the book even more fun to share together. Fred Blunt’s artwork has vigour and verve, and the colours zing. This is funny, very silly and will have young children laughing and laughing.
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