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My Dad Is a Unicorn!

My Dad Is a Unicorn!

Illustrated by Jeff Harter

Hardcover

My Dad Is a Unicorn!

About the Book

You think your family is weird? What if your dad was a unicorn?!

Fans of the magical creatures in the "How to Catch a" series will love this new super-silly picture book that celebrates how ALL families are weird. Includes two pages of stickers!


Unicorn Dad gets his necktie stuck on his horn, fixes math homework with glitter, and is obsessed with his mane shampoo. But his day job is the coolest: battling trolls and goblins in magical lands. And his son gets to come along to help!

Young readers will laugh out loud following this unusual father-son team as they fly off on adventures in a funny and warm new picture book, the start of an exciting series.

With page after page of jokes, puns, and visual gags, this story's humor is perfect for families to read together. It's a book kids will want to go back to over and over. And it makes a perfect gift!

And check out more weird families in: My Mom Is a Mermaid!

Product Details

On sale: April 1, 2025
Age: 3-7 years
Grade: Preschool - 2
Page count: 24 Pages
ISBN: 9780593807873
Reading level: Lexile: AD550L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

Author Bio

BILL CANTERBURY is a writer best known for his work in film and television. He has been a staff writer on over a dozen shows, including The Simpsons, Pinky and the Brain, and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Bill is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in Applied Mathematics. The My Life is Weird series (My Dad Is a Unicorn!, My Mom Is a Mermaid!, and My Teacher Is a Dinosaur!) are Bill’s debut children’s books. He lives in Los Angeles.

JEFF HARTER is an illustrator working in books, licensing, greeting cards, editorial, and entertainment. He is also professor and chair of illustration at the Cleveland Institute of Art. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and three daughters.