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Ever wondered where unicorns come from? The titular character—introduced inThe Teeny-Weeny Unicorn (2024)—has always wanted to make a wish to become big, but he’s missed every opportunity; he was sleeping when a shooting star flew by, and he was too small to throw a lucky penny into the wishing well. One day, his parents have an important announcement, but the unicorn is too busy to pay attention—he’s just accidentally summoned a brown-skinned fairy princess. She invites the unicorn to “find for me something that grows teeny-weeny-er than you.” He fails repeatedly in this quest, until a tree drops a small bud. But by the time the unicorn meets the fairy again, the bud has burst wide open. Is all lost? No! Inside is an even smaller unicorn, and our hero learns that he’s going to be a big sibling (that was his parents’ news). Wielding deft chalk pastels, Harris evokes incredible emotions from his minuscule protagonist. The text reads aloud so well that it brings to mind classic stories such as Paul Galdone’sThe Teeny-Tiny Woman. Though charming, Harris’ storytelling yields some confusion: How did the parents know a baby unicorn was coming before our protagonist even found the bud? Even so, one would be hard-pressed to resist this little unicorn’s adorable exploits. No need to wish for another delightful unicorn tale. It’s already been granted.(Picture book. 3-6) Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.