Unicorn Night

by Diana Murray, Luke Flowers (Illustrator)

Overview

Hooray! Hooray! It's Unicorn Night! Thelma the Unicorn meets Uni the Unicorn in this rainbow-packed book guaranteed for bedtime fun! This clever, colorful, and over-the-top picture book about unicorns and unique-corns is a MUST for all unicorn lovers!

Unicorns love to prance and dance the day away. But it's exhausting! Now it's time for unicorns to brush their manes, fluff their pillows, and sing the unicorn lullaby in this companion to the best-selling Unicorn Day.

Fuzzy jammies, flower beds,

Sweet dreams swirling in our heads,

Neigh, neigh, neigh,

Played all day,

Time to sleep the night away!

The Perfect gift if you're looking for:

• A fun-filled bedtime story
• Colorful, beautiful animal stories
• Children's books about unicorns
• Unicorn gifts for little girls and boys

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728222981
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	09/07/2021
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	81,181
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Diana Murray is the author of One Snowy Day of which the Tulsa Book Review wrote: “Youngsters will love this book and so will the adults who read it to them." Diana grew up in New York and still lives nearby with her family. Visit her online at dianamurray.com.

Luke Flowers is an illuminator of the imagination that spends his days (and most nights) in his cozy creative cave illustrating and writing children’s books. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado and you can find him online at lukeflowerscreative.com

Editorial Reviews

"Mythical-creature aficionados won’t be able to resist." — Kirkus Reviews

"The rhythm and cadence of the text... adds a sing-song element to the tale. Engaging images... are the focal point of this book." — Youth Services Book Review

From the Publisher

08/13/2021

PreS-K—From Murray (Goodnight, Veggies) and Flowers (That Monster on the Block) come multicolored unicorns celebrating their special day from morning until night with all their friends. They stop dancing, roller-skating, and eating cupcakes only when they get "glittered out." But before they go to sleep among the clouds and stars in the sky, they sweep up the glitter, then shine their horns until they are bright enough to read stories by in bed. Nestled in their beds, they listen to a unicorn song that seems to make the shy purple creature hiding throughout the illustrations sleepy. Rhyming text and humorous details in the artwork (e.g., the recycle bin is labeled the "resparkle" bin, while "moon milk" is the drink of choice at bedtime) offer some similarities and differences between children and young unicorns. VERDICT This cozy bedtime story adds elements of fun to rituals by incorporating relatable unicorns.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake P.L., Alta.

School Library Journal

2021-06-29
A cheery nighttime routine.

The duo behind Unicorn Day (2019) tackles the next logical question: What do unicorns do at night? After nonstop rainbow-sliding, cupcake-eating, and, of course, twirling, drowsy unicorns wind down. They don’t brush their teeth, but they do need to shine their horns before bed. They also “brush their manes, / as soft as silk, / and have a sip / of moonbeam milk.” Bedtime stories are shared and cloud pillows are fluffed as eyelids slowly close. But wait! The unicorns startle awake. They forgot to sing their song! Unlike the energetic previous outing, which promotes fun, fun, fun, this lullaby is filled with moonlight, fairies, and lulling sounds. “Neigh, neigh, neigh, played all day, / time to sleep the night away!” The music drifts down to the forest floor, soothing all the woodland creatures as they prepare for bed too. Flowers employs deep purples and blues for a dusk setting, but the unicorns’ blankets, sleep masks, hair, and horns are all still bright and colorful, keeping the joviality intact. Eagle-eyed readers will spot the tiny, purple dragon hiding on most pages. This bedtime book doesn’t bring much new to the genre, except…unicorns!

Mythical-creature aficionados won’t be able to resist. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews