Uni Joins the Team (Uni the Unicorn)

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager (Illustrator)

Overview

Uni the Unicorn for early readers! Another exciting Step 2 Reader about teamwork featuring soccer—the most popular sport for kids!

Uni loves playing sparkle ball and is very good at it! But Goldie and Silky want to play soccer. Uni has never played soccer before. It doesn't look fun, and there are unicorns Uni doesn't know. Uni tries but makes mistakes. Uni sees a new friend mess up, too, and encourages him to keep trying and to believe in himself. Trying something new is fun when you work together!

Fans of the picture books, as well as new Uni fans, will be excited to join this bighearted unicorn and friends on a new adventure of learning about caring for another and believing in oneself.

Look for all the Uni stories, including:
Uni the Unicorn Bakes a Cake
Uni the Unicorn Goes to School
Uni's First Sleepover
and more!

Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593566640
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/17/2023
Series:	Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 2 Book
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	104,717
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL was born in 1965 and graduated from Tufts University. A prolific writer, speaker, filmmaker, and radio show host, she also contributed to TED Talks and wrote numerous adult and children's books, including picture books about Uni the unicorn. She announced on March 3, 2017, that she was terminally ill with cancer. She lived in Chicago with her husband and children. Her essay for the Modern Love column in the New York Times, entitled "You May Want to Marry My Husband," went viral online. She died on March 13, 2017.

BRIGETTE BARRAGER graduated from CalArts with a BFA in character animation in 2007. She likes tea and books and general old lady-ish stuff, and hates when people's toes hang over the edge of their sandals. Visit her at brigetteb.blogspot.com.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2023

PreS-Gr 1—Uni the unicorn is having fun playing sparkle ball with her friends Goldie, Silky, and Pinkie. Goldie notices a soccer game going on nearby and wants her friends to join that game with her. Though Uni feels shy and is reluctant to play with unicorns she doesn't know, she ends up accompanying her pals. They join the Blue Team and each one turns her horn blue, making it easier for readers to follow the teams' actions. Though Uni makes a couple mistakes during the game and is disheartened, she is the one who encourages Pip, the goalie, to remain in the game when he messes up and wants to drop out. "I messed up, too. But we cannot quit. We are a team!" This easy reader incorporates short sentences and simple vocabulary into an uncomplicated story. Colorful illustrations vary in size from full-page to vignettes and reflect the movements and emotions of the unicorns. VERDICT Though this tale includes unicorns, a soccer game, and teamwork, it ends abruptly, and there may not be sufficient action to excite readers enough to want a second reading.—Maryann H. Owen

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