Preschool Storytime Ideas
Unicorns
Unicorns, like Mermaids and other fantasy creatures, are a great topic for Storytime. For a craft project, make these paper unicorn headbands: Unicorn Headband Craft For Kids.
Carter, Lou. Oscar the Hungry Unicorn. After eating his stable, Oscar finds a new home with a princess.
Fenske, Jonathan. A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle. The three title characters challenge the narrator to tell the truth in this unusual story.
Graham-Barber, Lynda. A Unicorn on a Unicycle: A Counting Book of Wheels. This unique counting book features various animals riding several types of vehicles.
Harris, Shawn. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn’s Great Big Wish. A fun fantasy about a unicorn, leprechaun, dragon, and fairy princess, with repetition to engage listeners.
Hood, Morag. Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert. Sophie makes unicorn horns for all her stuffed animals – and her little brother!
McLaren, Meg. Wee Unicorn. Although she is not magical, Wee Unicorn makes friends.
Murray, Diana. Unicorn Day. While celebrating Unicorn Day with cupcakes and sparkles, a horse with a fake horn tries to join the party.
Senior, Suzy. Unicorn Club. Amy starts a fan club for unicorns.
Shea, Bob. Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All. After the first day of school where he felt ignored, Unicorn returns the next day covered in glitter.
Willan, Alex. Unicorns Are the Worst! A goblin objects to unicorns as his neighbors, until dragons move into town and the unicorns come to the goblin’s aid!
Yoon, Helen. I’s a Unicorn. A single-horned calf believes they are a unicorn until they read about unicorns.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool