Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great
Author and Illustrator: Bob Shea
Published June 25th, 2013 by Disney-Hyperion
Goodreads Summary: Hi, I’m Goat.
Things were just fine around here until UNICORN showed up.
So what if he can fly?
Or make it rain cupcakes?
And turn stuff into gold?
Big deal.
I can do some cool stuff too, like…
Hey! What are you doing? Why are you opening the book?
He’s just going to tell you how great he is. Blah, blah, blah.
Go ahead. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Dopey Unicorn.
Review: Nothing can promote this book better than the book trailer – it is a must watch!
And the book trailer truly captures the essence of Unicorn. It is fun and colorful! However, the best part of the book is that after the fun story it does have a message that is so important and is a great read aloud for classrooms.
Teacher’s Tools for Navigation: This book is a great one to read at the beginning of the school year. It promotes friendship and not judging others. It will be a great discussion starter about making new friends and starting the new year with a clean slate as well as self-esteem, being a good loser, and jealousy.
Discussion Questions: Is there someone you met that you judged at first and they turned out to be completely different?; Have you ever thought you were going to win something only to have someone beat you? How did this make you feel?
We Flagged: “Things are a lot different around here since that Unicorn moved in. I thought I was pretty cool when I rode my bike to school. Until that show-off went flying by!
Or the time I made marshmallow squares that almost came out right. He made it rain cupcakes!” (p. 4-8)
Check out Amazon’s Look Inside of Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great to see the illustrations.
Read This If You Loved: Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci, Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems, Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo, You Will Be My Friend! by Peter Brown, Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
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Remember: Don’t judge a book by its flashy, colorful, magical cover.
I’ve been reading it to lots of classes this week. Made some bookmarks to go with it. http://www.msoreadsbooks.com/2013/08/unicorn-thinks-bookmarks.html
LOVE THEM!!!!!
Oh my gosh! I love those bookmarks!! Too cute!
I completely agree with you about the trailer Kellee. I probably wouldn’t have even read the book had it not been for that epic trailer. 🙂