Title You Don't Want a Unicorn Series --- Author Ame Dyckman Illustrator Liz Climo Publisher Little, Brown - 2017 First Printing Little, Brown - 2017 Category Children Warnings None Website amedyckman.com Main Characters --- Main Elements Unicorns

Be careful what pet you wish for in the newest picture book from fan-favorite author Ame Dyckman and rising-star 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 Dyckman, creator of Wolfie the Bunny and cheerful illustrations from Rory the Dinosaur creator and Tumblr star 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.

First, it think it's cool that the main character is a boy, for some reason unicorns tend to be associated with girls, but of course *these* unicorns don't just sparkle, they'll wreck your house! Little boys do tend to have a thing for breaking stuff...So here we have a boy who wishes for a pet unicorn, I mean it's pretty awesome to have one as a pet as you fly through the air on a rainbow. But did you know they shed sparkles? And those pointy horns and hooves can make a mess of your house. The fact that they cannot be housetrained seems not too bad since they poop cupcakes...but still, it's unicorn poop even if it comes with sprinkles. The front end isn't much better with the explosive rainbow burps. These aren't your classic elegant horned equines but the world's most destructive force!

I didn't love the artwork but the goofy topic went with the art style pretty well, and the bright colours were wonderful. And the unicorns certainly come in a wide variety from pudgy to cool, from princess-pony to athletic. I meam I can't imagine a kid that wouldn't wish for a unicorn, perhaps we all need a warning!