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Mohrbooks Literary Agency
Sebastian Ritscher
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IT'S NOT ALL RAINBOWS

Jessica von Innerebner

A unicorn's bad day turns into a laugh-out-loud look at the pressure to be perfect and the importance of expressing your feelings
Everyone knows that unicorns are perfect. They are glamorous and glittery, and their smiles make rainbows appear! But Kevin is having a less-than-perfect day. First, he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed ...on the floor. Then he discovers that his mane is so wild that even his Super-Perfect-Hair-Day-Spray can't tame it. And the day just gets worse from there. Kevin does his best to keep his outlook sunny, but it's hard to keep smiling when everything goes horribly wrong!

Selling points:
Uni the Unicorn meets Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day: This book delivers a vital message about the impossible standards we set for ourselves and why it's okay to not be okay with plenty of humor, heart and rainbow-bright unicorn fun.
A conversation-starter: The message at the heart of It's Not All Rainbows creates important inroads to conversations not just about bad days but about mental health and societal expectations, too. The social-emotional slant of this book will make it a hit with parents and educators.
Who doesn't love unicorns?: Unicorn books are perennially popular. Just look at the success of Uni The Unicorn, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and You Don't Want a Unicorn. Our book combines the best of all these hits--the commercial appeal of Bob Shea, the wry humor of Ame Dyckman, and the heartfelt messaging of Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
Glitter galore!: We're planning an irresistible, eye-catching package that will draw in fans of Pinkalicious and Princesses Wear Pants.
Mega series potential: Kevin is a winning character, and Jessika von Innerebner has ideas for many more unicorn stories. We have two books signed up!

Jessika von Innerebner is a self-taught artist who landed her first illustration job at 17 and has been coloring her way through studios like Disney and Atomic Cartoons ever since. Jess is the illustrator of several picture books and chapter books, but It's Not All Rainbows is her author-illustrator debut. She and her illustrator husband live in Canada.
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Published 2019-10-22 by Dial Books for Young Readers

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Published 2019-10-22 by Dial Books for Young Readers

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Bookriot's 'The Kids Are All Right' Newsletter (18k subscribers) included KEVIN THE UNICORN in their new release round-up! Read more...

Blending the timeless wisdom of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day with a slight parody of current trends, this picture book is an excellent antidote to the cult of positive thinking. Slightly subversive and a lot of fun.

KidLit TV is proud to present the book trailer premiere of KEVIN THE UNICORN: IT'S NOT ALL RAINBOWS ... Read more...

Imagination Soup (116K UVM) included KEVIN THE UNICORNin a round-up of '27 Amazing New Picture Books' for October 2019!: "A delightful book about feeling your REAL feelings, even if they are not happy ones!..." Read more...

ANZ: Scholastic Australia; French (Canadian): Scholastic Canada

Brightly (144K UVM) included KEVIN THE UNICORN in a round-up of 'The Best Children's and YA Books of October 2019'! Read more...

.Anyone who has been told to smile despite the circumstances will find comfort in the fact that perpetual positivity is unrealistic, even for an awesomely magical mythical creature.

The Children's Book Review(45K UVM) ran an adorable piece on How to Draw KEVIN! Read more...

Dad Suggests ran a thoughtful review, saying "It's proven to be perfect for discussing not only bad days.but also the negative implications of society's expectations, the pressure to be perfect, and the power of perspective." Read more...

Earnestly proving that even unicorns can have terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. 'And,' vonInnerebner concludes, 'that's okay.'