Uni the Unicorn: Easter Bunny Helper

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Overview

Stock your Easter basket with this tasty treat, and ride along on a magical adventure to help the Easter Bunny! Are you a Helper like Uni the Unicorn?

Celebrate spring with Uni and the Easter Bunny! The little girl is so excited for the Easter Bunny to visit and especially for the great Easter egg hunt. But, uh oh! The colorful Easter eggs are missing! Uni the Unicorn is happy to help. They check the trees and flowers and the garden, but still no eggs! It just might take a little Uni magic…

This new line of Helper picture books, based on the New York Times bestseller Uni the Unicorn also includes Reindeer Helper and Tooth Fairy Helper, and Mermaid Helper is coming soon!

Celebrate the magic of believing with Uni the Unicorn.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593651780
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/23/2024
Series:	Uni the Unicorn Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	259,316
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL was born in 1965 and graduated from Tufts University. A prolific writer, speaker, film maker, and radio show host, she also contributed to TED Talks and wrote several adult and children's books. She lived in Chicago with her husband and children for several years, and then announced on March 3, 2017, that she was terminally ill with cancer. 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.

Artist, designer, and educator, BRIGETTE BARRAGER combined her love of gardens and colors in this exquisite gift book. Brigette also likes tea and books and general old lady-ish stuff, and hates when people's toes hang over the edges of their sandals.
She is the author/illustrator of Vlad the Rad, the illustrator of the New York Times bestsellers Uni the Unicorn and Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, as well as the illustrator of other picture books written by a variety of authors. Her awards and honors include the Christopher Medal for Distinguished Achievement for A Pocket Full of Colors written by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville.
A graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, she is currently a member of the faculty. Brigette lives with her dog, two cats, and husband in southern California.

Editorial Reviews

"This tale.... should please fans of Rosenthal’s original Uni story, those who love all things unicorn, or anyone seeking an Easter story." —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

11/17/2023

K-Gr 2—The latest title in the "Uni the Unicorn" picture book series originally created by the late Rosenthal is a cute, albeit bland, addition to Uni's adventures. In this story by Webster, Uni volunteers to find the Easter Bunny's missing eggs. Uni, as it turns out, is not a skilled egg hunter at all, but young readers will enjoy finding eggs hidden on each page while the unicorn remains cheerfully oblivious. Uni and the Easter Bunny work together to arrive at a predictable, happy solution that saves the holiday for the neighborhood children. Fiorentino's illustrations maintain the almost Rankin-and-Bass style of Barrager's originals, and the story pulls off a blithe, agnostic approach to Easter, much like the other holiday-themed Uni spinoffs. Although unicorns are an ever-popular subject for this age group, and one library can never have too many, this title does not offer the draw and pizzazz of similar books, particularly the originals from its own series. VERDICT A typical Easter tale that, for all its sparkle, lacks imagination. Purchase only where "Uni the Unicorn" is exceedingly popular.—Alexandra Quay

School Library Journal

2023-10-07
When the Easter Bunny loses a basket full of colorful eggs, Uni the Unicorn lends a helping horn.

It’s early spring, and Uni is on the way back to the land of unicorns after visiting a friend. Uni soon runs into the Easter Bunny, who fretfully shows the unicorn a disappointingly empty basket. Uni offers to help look for the missing eggs. Although the unicorn spots lots of look-alikes, the eggs are never found. But the Easter Bunny purchases some eggs from the grocery store, and with a touch of Uni’s horn, the Easter Bunny once again has a pile of colorful eggs. Little readers following along might also notice the hidden splashes of color that Uni believes are eggs, though each turns out to be bits of nature, like a cherry blossom or a bumblebee. Uni, a white unicorn with a deep-purple mane and blue sparkly eyes, cuts an endearing figure, as does the Easter Bunny, who sports a scarf and jacket. The illustrations feature pale spring blues, greens, and pinks, as well as a rainbow on one spread. There isn’t much substance to this tale, though it should please fans of Rosenthal’s original Uni story, those who love all things unicorn, or anyone seeking an Easter story. Uni’s friend is a blond-haired, blue-eyed white girl.

Low-key Easter fare. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews