It’s Okay to be a Unicorn by Jason Tharp. PICTURE BOOK. Imprint (Macmillan), 2020. $18. 9781250311320
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Cornelius J. Sparklesteed, a haberdasher, lives in a town where unicorns are not liked and for the yearly Hoofapalooza the mayor wants Cornelius to make him his least unicorn-like hat ever. Cornelius goes along with all of this until the night of the Hoofapalooza and he makes the brave move to reveal that he is a unicorn.
The bubblegum colored illustrations drew me in, but the plot of this book fell very flat for me. I had a lot of questions about why they disliked unicorns or even why there was only a single unicorn in town. The climax did not have an impact since, given the title, you assume Cornelius is a unicorn the entire time.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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