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101 Ways to Use a Unicorn
Fans of the magical unicorn are legion, and the unicorn’s appearance in pop culture shows no signs of waning. This book presents lighthearted, slightly twisted, and always funny practical uses for a unicorn.
Everyone loves unicorns—what’s not to love? They’re beautiful, magical creatures. Author Robb Pearlman and illustrator Dave Urban join twistedly hilarious forces once again to create 101 Ways to Use a Unicorn , their follow-up to 101 Ways to Kill a Zombie . This latest book is a manual of sorts, detailing creative ways to employ the neighborhood unicorn in everyday life. The methods range from the practical to pop cultural to slightly dark—but all are laugh-out-loud
• Hunger the unicorn is an arrow being shot out of a longbow by a teenage girl
• the unicorn’s horn is between the pages of a closed book on a nightstand
• a clothesline is strung between the side of a house and the unicorn horn, as a housewife hangs clothes
• Award Ceremony Seat the unicorn is in a tuxedo, seated between Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep
• the unicorn’s horn is lit up like a light saber in a fight with Darth Vader
Equal parts satire and tribute to this beloved mythical animal, 101 Ways to Use a Unicorn is sure to tickle unicorn fans young and old.
Everyone loves unicorns—what’s not to love? They’re beautiful, magical creatures. Author Robb Pearlman and illustrator Dave Urban join twistedly hilarious forces once again to create 101 Ways to Use a Unicorn , their follow-up to 101 Ways to Kill a Zombie . This latest book is a manual of sorts, detailing creative ways to employ the neighborhood unicorn in everyday life. The methods range from the practical to pop cultural to slightly dark—but all are laugh-out-loud
• Hunger the unicorn is an arrow being shot out of a longbow by a teenage girl
• the unicorn’s horn is between the pages of a closed book on a nightstand
• a clothesline is strung between the side of a house and the unicorn horn, as a housewife hangs clothes
• Award Ceremony Seat the unicorn is in a tuxedo, seated between Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep
• the unicorn’s horn is lit up like a light saber in a fight with Darth Vader
Equal parts satire and tribute to this beloved mythical animal, 101 Ways to Use a Unicorn is sure to tickle unicorn fans young and old.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published March 10, 2015
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September 16, 2018
unicorn!!
uuuuuuuniccoooooornnn!!
this book is great, but i think it's probably most useful to people who have, like, a whole passel of unicorns at their disposal. if you only have one lousy unicorn, how would you ever decide if it would be best used as a paperweight or as a piñata??
a proctologic instrument or a back scratcher??
(you're not going to want to change your mind halfway through)
and how can you tell if your unicorn would make a better chauffeur or good cop?
and what if you receive an invitation to a wedding right in the middle of plowing season??
it hardly seems fair to have to make these kinds of choices - i want my milk and my honey both! give me a herd of horny creatures so i can use this book to its fullest, is that too much to ask?
however, if i had to choose, i would go with either bookmark
or warning.
those two things seem best suited to my day-to-day needs.
i like that this book has some "fun with homonyms" juxtapositions like
and
but when presented the opportunity to do it a third time, it totally drops the ball.
come on, book - we're all adults with unicorns here, don't be a tease!!
lacking that companion-photo, i will just post a few other examples out of the 101 that i enjoyed:
my only question is - why are the unicorns' horns located so damn far down their noses??
it's like these people have never even SEEN a real unicorn, jeez. i should send them a warning. you know, for science.
uuuuuuuniccoooooornnn!!
come to my blog!
uuuuuuuniccoooooornnn!!
this book is great, but i think it's probably most useful to people who have, like, a whole passel of unicorns at their disposal. if you only have one lousy unicorn, how would you ever decide if it would be best used as a paperweight or as a piñata??
a proctologic instrument or a back scratcher??
(you're not going to want to change your mind halfway through)
and how can you tell if your unicorn would make a better chauffeur or good cop?
and what if you receive an invitation to a wedding right in the middle of plowing season??
it hardly seems fair to have to make these kinds of choices - i want my milk and my honey both! give me a herd of horny creatures so i can use this book to its fullest, is that too much to ask?
however, if i had to choose, i would go with either bookmark
or warning.
those two things seem best suited to my day-to-day needs.
i like that this book has some "fun with homonyms" juxtapositions like
and
but when presented the opportunity to do it a third time, it totally drops the ball.
come on, book - we're all adults with unicorns here, don't be a tease!!
lacking that companion-photo, i will just post a few other examples out of the 101 that i enjoyed:
my only question is - why are the unicorns' horns located so damn far down their noses??
it's like these people have never even SEEN a real unicorn, jeez. i should send them a warning. you know, for science.
uuuuuuuniccoooooornnn!!
come to my blog!
March 30, 2021
So funny! I laughed throughout the book.
August 15, 2019
2.5 stars. Found this on the table at my salon. Eh. It passed the time. Clearly for adults, and meant to be ridiculous. Some everyday uses, some pop culture references. I guess I’m not the right reader for this. I didn’t dislike it, but didn’t particularly enjoy it either. I’d probably give it a 2, but it is well drawn. Seems like the kind of book you’d give to a friend who loves unicorns to annoy her.
December 30, 2017
Had to look through it twice to catch all of the nods to popular tv and movies.
April 21, 2018
funny, but many TV references I didn't really get.
December 26, 2019
A silly, fun read. Also, may make you want a unicorn.
October 22, 2020
Fairly amusing and occasionally macabre.
December 8, 2021
A quick, fun read!
My favorites were Garnish and Good Cop.
My favorites were Garnish and Good Cop.
June 30, 2023
Super cute (with some creepy thrown in for good measure).
December 6, 2023
Not appropriate for a child Ex. Drawn scene from movie the Godfather. Bloody Unicorn (horse) head in bed. More like this.
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April 23, 2025
Not worthy of the subject matter. Some of this is downright gross and tasteless. Not for kids or traditional unicorn lovers like myself.
Found in a LFL and back out it goes.
Found in a LFL and back out it goes.
March 24, 2015
i love unicorns this kinda fell short for me. there were a few things that i thought were cute but for the most part i just thought that they were mean for such a majestic and and amazing fantasy animal.
March 29, 2015
Totally sacrilegious! >.<
A Unicorn speedometer is definitely something I would consider for my car though. :)
A Unicorn speedometer is definitely something I would consider for my car though. :)
February 3, 2016
Clever and witty. You have to be a fan of whimsy.
September 29, 2016
Highly entertaining. The examples to use a unicorn will have you scratching your head or laughing. You can get through it in 5 minutes, so it's good for a table or bathroom.
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