I Turned My Mom Into A Unicorn

The kids loved it and have already read it 20 times !!!!

My 4 year old nephew LOVES unicorns but it's so hard to find unicorn books that don't feature pink princesses. It's also super cute and a good message. So excited to give this to him at Christmas (along with his new unicorn lamp)!

Purchased this book for my granddaughter who loves unicorns. She is 6 and loves books. Turns out that her 5 year old brother loves this book as well. It’s a cute and silly story of a child who believes their mother is grouchy too often, so he wishes that his mother would turn into a playful unicorn. When his wish comes true, after a day of fun and games, he realizes how much he misses his mother and realizes he wants her back. So happy to have his mother return, he then begins to help with cleaning up after himself, being helpful and being good. He then begins to see the correlation between his actions and his mothers mood as she no longer has to work so hard to get him to be helpful. This results in their having much more fun and him realizing how much he loves his mother. This is a fun quick read with a lesson tucked inside. It’s a great addition to the other Unicorn books in this series.

I really wanted to like this book because our 4 year old loves anything funny, like most do. However, I didn't like one the story line. The book begins with all sorts of images of the mom being "cranky," but honestly, I felt she was being portrayed mean. Certainly not loving. Even when cranky, moms can still convey love. So, the child gets rid of her by turning her into a unicorn. If it had been something she did, to bring fun to the situation, that would have worked for me. But to have the child get rid of his mom just didn't seem right to me. Then he misses his mom, and he wishes her back, but again - he's the one having power over whether she exists or not. For some kids, I think it could even scare them to think they could wish their mom away, and they would really go. The final message says "Always be thankful for what you have," a bit too trite given the story, and doesn't really deal with the child's frustration with a cranky mom (which is also a valid feeling). So . . . maybe it's just me . . . but this book is going back.

I bought this book to read to my grandsons ages 6 & 3 during their recent stay. I was not sure they would warm up a unicorn as one of the main characters. Boy was I wrong! I had bought 3 other books, but they asked me reread this book again and again. The next day I ordered the book about Ted and Unicorn and slime. It was an instant hit! I promised my grandsons I would order the 3rd book in the series and send it to their home. Being a good grandma, the book will be on the way tonight. As for the other 3 books, I sent them home with my daughter. These books are a wonderful way to introduce life lessons interlaced in the fun of the story. I encourage you buy any one of these books or the complete series.