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Unicorn Post

Kids Fiction 236

What to do with a spare unicorn?

November 09, 2025 (Updated: June 03, 2026)

Overall rating

4.0

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

A little girl is playing in her very pink treehouse (with an impressive spread of snacks!) when a unicorn shows up! Assuming that the unicorn must be lost, the little girl embarks on a journey to find a new home for her visitor. The first idea she has is to go to the pet shop where she got her goldfish, and settle the unicorn there. The two visit the pet shop (alarming a clerk), but the unicorn cannot get comfortable. Perhaps the farm is a better idea? There is plenty of space there, but the hay does not meet the unicorn's esacting standards. Perhaps the carnival, with its cotton candy, is a better choice? While the food is an improvement, the other unicorns (on a merry-go-round) are a disappointment. Never fear! Clearly, a fairy tale castle is the best place for a unicorn. The girl settles the unicorn in, says goodbye, and makes her sad way home. Once back in her treehouse, she gets a letter. It is a beautiful note from the unicorn asking to live with the girl... and when she opens the door, her new best friend is standing outside.

Good Points

The most amusing part of this book are the letters and flyers that can be opened up. There's one for the pet store, the circus, and the unicorn's note, among others. I would have adored this as a child, even though some require a knowledge of cursive handwriting, which most modern children will not have.

The illustrations are rather ethereal and impressionistic, which is perfect for a unicorn tale. There's a lot of pink, but also a fair amount of green, which makes a nice contrast. Unicorn, though silent, is shown as being very game to try out different environments, even if they are rejected in the end.

There's no shortage of unicorn books for young readers, but since they are so appealing, there is always room for one more. Add this to picture books like Rose and Budgen's When You Adopt a Pugicorn or Hale and Pham's Kittycorn series, or use to prepare for early chapter books like Punset and Vicedo's Unicornia: Learning to Fly, June's Mermicorn Island series, Elliot's Unicorn Diaries, or Moore's middle grade "nonfiction" Stuff Unicorns Love.