Grumpy Unicorn

Grumpy Unicorn Graphic Novel #3

by Joey Spiotto

A hilarious new comic collection featuring the world's grumpiest unicorn!Not all unicorns are rainbows and sunshine. Meet one unicorn that isn't a sparkly, magical creature. In fact, he's downright grouchy.Learn all about Grumpy Unicorn's least-favorite things like seasons (all of them), holidays (every single one), traveling (anywhere), and so much more! From party planning to looking tough, this grumpy guy will make you smile with all his frowning.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Childrens, Humor, Unicorns, Picture Books, Comics, Middle Grade

Paperback

About the author

Joey Spiotto is the author and illustrator of Grumpy Unicorn as well as Alien Next Door and Firefly: Back from the Black. He has created artwork for numerous clients including Disney, LucasFilm, Marvel, Microsoft, Rare, Loot Crate, and more. Joey is a regularly featured artist at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles where he’s had several solo exhibitions. He’s worked as a concept artist in the film and video game industry on such titles as The Polar Express for Warner Bros. and Dead Space and The Sims for Electronic Arts. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two sons.

(source: Amazon)

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grumpy Unicorn consists of a frowning unicorn doing various things with virtually the same expression on his face in the entire book. It is an extremely simple concept and remarkably funny. There are one-hundred and eleven pages with four parts listed in an illustrated table of contents. Each page is illustrated with a maximum of 7 words per page but most are wordless. There are almost no other characters.
I offer this much detail to give credence to my assertion that this is a perfect book for kids to transition from picture books to early readers. That is, I believe adults should read this book with kids; but, children will really, really want to learn to read it themselves. There are words like topiary, unicycle, and Piñata but most sentences are two words with a maximum of seven.

Reading a book of this length will give little readers immense confidence.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute book! My 6 year old picked this out at the book fair and I like the idea of a longer book but with the short word count on the pages and pictures on each page.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suspenseful. A real page-turner!

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laugh-out-loud humor and circumstances surround the grumpiest unicorn out there!
Single picture vignette situations share why Grumpy Unicorn is such a curmudgeon.

I've never laughed out loud at a graphic novel so much before. There are also 3 sequels.

More of a laugh for adults as some of the subtle humor may go over kids' heads, but overall a fun fast read.

From Parties to Holidays and everyday life situations, Unicorn is not all rainbows and glitter. In fact, Unicorn hates it. Find out all of the things that make Grumpy Unicorn's life so miserable.

If you ever needed a pick-me-up laugh, this is the one for you!

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you think unicorns are all cheery, rainbow-loving, you are wrong. Grumpy Unicorn is exactly that. He does not do all the things unicorns are known to do and like. In fact, what he likes pales in comparison more to what he dislikes as this book goes into more. No matter where he goes, he is always grumpy and frowning at his activity, even when no bad luck happens to him. Rarely do you see him enjoying what he does on a normal day.

This whole graphic novel has very minimal text, and in fact, goes more of showing than telling us what Grumpy Unicorn does. It is humorous with its snark, more so when you just see the guy just continuously frown at you as you read! There are sequels to this one, and while I find this enjoyable, perhaps a more solid story would be much preferred for me.

[Allison]

besties i need to reach my goodreads goal okay

[Amy Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is hilarious! My favorite part is about how to throw a party. Highly recommended to kids who like graphic novels, very quick reads, unicorns, and laughing.

[katreb · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this !! but yet …. we will always sit and wonder why he’s such a grumpy unicorn

[Lisa K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly comics --mostly single-panel -- about a unicorn who doesn't like anything: holidays, bowling, reading, trips. (NOT a story where there's a lesson that it's okay to be grumpy sometimes but not always.)

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grumpy Unicorn holds a special place in my heart.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

UNICORN!

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I swear on everything I know this is so me lmao I loved this and I really hope there are more coming and this is a series. I laughed for a full hour with a co-worker about this book. Even she agreed this is my Patronus 😂😂😂

[Danielle Robertson Robertson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe I'm just not the target audience? My daughter found this at the library and is obsessed with unicorns. It was too tricky for my 4-year-old to read and too boring for my 7-year-old to read. It's just a list of things this unicorn doesn't like. No arc, no redeeming moment where Grumpy finds comfort or joy or peace. I was hoping all the horned animals would show up at Grumpy's party but even that glimmer of a story turned out to be nothing. I feel like 1 star would be cruel (maybe that's what Grumpy would do?) But maybe I just don't get the humor. My unicorn obsessed daughter was not amused.

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

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A humorous book filled with sass and sarcasm. The illustrations are very fun. Colorful, silly, and full of grumpiness.

This book introduces readers to Grumpy Unicorn. It consists of short comics with a variety of themes such as holidays, daily activities, and travel. Great for fans of non-traditional unicorns.

A quick, fun read that works as a nice early graphic novel.

[Peacegal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Imagine a cross between Grumpy Cat and It's Happy Bunny, using the of-the-moment trendy animal, the unicorn. No story here, but a series of pictures illustrating Unicorn dealing with life's annoyances.

[Tasha Birckhead · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Not as good as the Road Trip one but still funny. This one is shorter and does not have a plot. Basically an introduction to the character. I do not know if I would have read the next one if I had read this one first.

[Grace MacLaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not really for kids, so it's super weird that this is a Scholastic title. All the best jokes are about being an adult! I would have thought this was stupid when I was a kid. But I'm an adult, so I thought it was really funny.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very quirky and unique. Our elementary kids at school really like Grumpy Unicorn!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute but would have maybe been better as a picture book. Super simple hybrid of a graphic novel and easy reader.

[Danielle Norris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious!

[Veronica Kopychenko · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations are cute, but there's no story to this at all. It's just flat.

[Lucy Takeda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I tend to read intense novels. This was great fun and a marvelous way to add giggles to my day. I love that the unicorn despises magic tricks.

[Alissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mix between Pusheen and Grumpy Cat.

[☆Amanda Cresse · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not completely pointless (pun intended)

[Jacki · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing

[melbourne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, a unicorn I can relate to, in some ways...

[Miki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and funny take on Grumpy Cat memes.

[Holly Newton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grumpy Unicorn tries really hard to avoid everything!

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grumpy Unicorn hates all things! The long list via graphic novel will have adults and kids returning for more!

[(Lectrice Vorace) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reminds me of Pusheen and Grumpy Cat.