I'm a Unicorn
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Publisher Description
What happens when a one-horned calf with impeccable logic is convinced they’re a unicorn? Helen Yoon spins an endearing comedy of self-determination for gigglers everywhere. “See?” cries the calf. “Uni means one, and corn means horn!” Even their baby picture proves it: they were born with one horn! But as the eager little calf continues their research, a budding identity crisis arises when they realize they don’t quite check all the boxes—should a certain lack of moonlight sparkle or silky mane or rainbow poop decide the issue. Perhaps some unexpected encouragement from a pack of “real” unicorns might be just the assurance they need? Helen Yoon, the comic talent behind Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover) and the anarchic Off-Limits, returns with a clarion call for self-doubters everywhere to embrace who they are—unicorn or otherwise.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Born with just one horn, a saucer-eyed calf decides they're a unicorn—after all, isn't that the irrefutable definition in Unicorns: Facts & Myths, a volume that the calf displays to readers? "I'm magical," says the brown bovine, pirouetting, elated, in crisp white space. But further perusal of the book reveals qualities the protagonist sorely lacks, including a silky mane and the ability to poop rainbows (the latter verified in an extended and sweetly funny potty scene). When two actual unicorns appear—portrayed in the mixed-media art as sparkly, sleek, and self-possessed—the calf abjectly apologizes for being an imposter. But the unicorns are hardly exacting: if you have one horn, you're one of them. As for not pooping rainbows, a magical parting gift fixes that—"It always works for us," says one unicorn insouciantly. Yoon's (Off-Limits) fresh twist on the theme of acceptance is to treat the big moment of acknowledgement not with hugs or celebration, but rather with comic composure—in doing so, offering hope around fears and the bar for belonging. Ages 3–7. Agency: Rubin Pfeffer Content.
