Harris, Shawn. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. Alfred A. Knopf. 2024. 978-0-593-57188-0. Unpaged. $18.99. Grades K-2.

Once upon a time, when horses were mythical rarities, unicorns were quite common … but not one as small as the titular teeny-weeny unicorn! He lives with his family in a large (for him, extra-large) castle, where his brother and sister use him in place of a missing piece in their chess game and laugh at the tiny little splash made by his cannonballs into the moat. So, crying teeny-weeny tears, he runs away and gets lost in the vast lawn. There, he’s confronted by an eeny-teeny-weeny gnome whose sports car he just accidentally hoof-stomped. The gnome requests an outrageous $250,000 to cover the damage, so they return to the palace together to ask the teeny-weeny unicorn’s parents for the money. Luckily, his parents have access to a treasure trove of cash that they have no use for. His siblings deliver the gnome home with his new fortune while the teeny-weeny unicorn plays chess and does cannonballs to his heart’s content. A winningly whimsical storyline and evocative chalk pastel artwork will draw readers in!

THOUGHTS: Author and illustrator Shawn Harris delivers an important message about size and perspective – we are all just right! – wrapped up in a fantastical storyline.

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