UNICORN POST

A child helps a magical companion find a forever home in a sugary adventure with waggish interactive elements.

“It was a day full of RAINBOWS. And I was playing picnic in my TREE HOUSE…when all of a sudden I heard a KNOCK on my door. It was a unicorn. I LOVE unicorns.” Worried that the rainbow-maned beast is lost, the blond, peach-skinned young narrator offers reassurance (“I will find you a new home!”), and the two set off. Ruling out a pet shop, a farm (“The food was DISGUSTING”), and the “VERY STRANGE” Famous Unicorn Carousel (where the other unicorns “wouldn’t even stop to say hello!”), the pair visit plausible spots until landing upon the unicorn’s ideal home. The glossy, foil-tinged cover will surely speak to a certain dainty readership, but the protagonist’s thoughtful and mission-oriented persistence belies the princessy palette. Hand lettering reminiscent of Oliver Jeffers’ work adorns Yarlett’s pleasingly childish, candy-colored mixed-media illustrations on thick pages embellished with five lift-the-flap elements—including letters and a shop flyer—that enhance the storyline. Humorously detailed, full-page artwork includes visual gags as the unicorn susses out each failed location. Redolent with pink, this first-person point-of-view evolution of a proprietary relationship into a bonded friendship delivers on its promised “magical surprises” and should delight fans of fantastical adventure stories and unexpected pet dramas.

A sweet friendship tale, rosy in every sense.