Unicorns in Uniforms

In a playfully rhyming picture book, Ferry (The Peddler of Puddles) and Kang (I Worked Hard on That!) create a fanciful realm populated with hometown heroes who sport fabulously flowing manes in assorted colors. While residents including gnomes, pixies, sprites, and trolls go about their days, unicorns lean into community engagement, filling critical civic and business roles from mail carrier to ballet teacher, florist, public works employee, first responder, farmer, and, of course, hairdresser. “We’re unicorns in uniforms!/ We know just what to do,” proclaim these prancing pillars of daily life; “We’re hoofed and horned and well-informed/ and ready to help you!” When a dragon ignites a raging fire, the unicorns abandon their specialized roles to unite as one superhero-suit-clad firefighting force that vanquishes the threat and earns a fabulous gratitude parade. Though the village’s other inhabitants seem remarkably content to let their horned neighbors handle practically everything, lively artwork depicts the arrangement as a candy-colored civic partnership. Ages 4–8. Agent (for Ferry and Kang): Elena Giovinazzo, Heirloom Literary. (May)