The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn’s Great Big Wish
by Shawn Harris; illus. by the author
Primary    Knopf    40 pp.
3/25    9780593571910    $18.99
Library ed.  9780593571927    $21.99
e-book ed.  9780593571934    $8.99

The teeny-weeny unicorn is back, just as small, just as smudgy, and just as pink as he was in his original appearance in The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn (rev. 1/24). His goal in life remains unchanged—get bigger—but this time he has a genuine fairy-tale quest to undertake. A fairy princess charges him with a task: “Find for me something that grows teeny-weeny-er than you.” On his epic travels our unicorn encounters a stork (foreshadowing!), a hairy leprechaun, a fierce dragon, and a wise old tree. As with many classic heroes, after a dark night of the soul our unicorn eventually finds his answer close to home. The cover teaser promises that we will discover where baby unicorns come from, and we do, but we also find out the answers to other vital questions such as what do leprechauns say to get attention? and do unicorns blush? An irresistible read-aloud if only for the pleasure of saying “teeny-weeny-er” five times. Fine-tuned wackiness, and an original, deadpan addition to the body of literature celebrating new siblings.

From the March/April 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.