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You Don't Want a Unicorn!

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By Ame Dyckman

Illustrated by Liz Climo

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$23.99 CAD

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  2. Board book $7.99 $10.49 CAD
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Be careful what pet you wish for in this hilarious picture book from New York Times 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 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.

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  • An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A 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
  • "The tone of the wry, bemused narrator is perfect...and the target audience will likely be eager for a repeat listen."

    —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
  • "Imaginative fun throughout."—Booklist

    • On Sale
    Feb 14, 2017
    Page Count
    40 pages
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    ISBN-13
    9780316343473

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    Ame Dyckman

    About the Author

    Ame Dyckman is the award-winning author of Wolfie the Bunny (illustrated by Zachariah OHora), Boy + Bot and Tea Party Rules, and loves writing for children so she doesn’t have to grow up. Ame lives in New Jersey with her family, pets, and hair bow collection.

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    Liz Climo

    About the Illustrator

    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 is the illustrator of You Don’t Want a Unicorn!, You Don’t Want a Dragon!, and Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?, as well as the author and illustrator of the Rory the Dinosaur series, Please Don’t Eat Me, You’re Mom, The Little World of Liz Climo, Lobster is the Best Medicine, and Best Bear Ever! Liz currently lives with her husband, their daughter, and their dog Shooby in Los Angeles. You can see more of her work at thelittleworldofliz.com or on Instagram (@LizClimo).

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