Books like I wished for a unicorn by Robert Heidbreder

Vashti doubts her drawing talent, but an art teacher’s encouragement sparks a confidence‑building journey that proves anyone can create a masterpiece.

A charming lift‑the‑flap picture book that celebrates the joy of growing up and the bonds of parents and children through playful rhyme and vivid illustrations.

A rhymed picture book that empowers children to see themselves as enough, confront bullying, and embrace individuality with confidence and self‑esteem.

Maggie's sixth‑grade life is upended when her younger sister Hannie, who has a mild brain injury, believes a toy unicorn holds magic—until a crisis forces Maggie to see the true miracle of her sister.

When a bullying goat named Gilroy picks on Llama Llama, the young teacher‑in‑training helps the brave llama confront the meanpoke and turn a troubling day into a hopeful lesson about standing up for yourself.

A charming children’s pictorial tale that marries the adventure of Noah’s ark with the whimsy of unicorns, inviting young readers to imagine the mythical creatures racing to join the ark amid rising waters.

A young fish navigates his first day of school, learning to belong with the help of a kind teacher.

Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.

Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister centers on a bright‑coated fish who gets into a disagreement with Little Blue over a precious sea glass, exploring friendship, loss and mediation.

When Arica falls through her grandmother's kitchen floor and finds herself in North Bundelag -- a land with two moons, singing rivers, and plenty of magic -- she knows she's in trouble. She hardly has time to figure out what's going on before she's captured by trolls and attacked by a swarm of pfifers. Fortunately, a gentle unicorn named Wish comes to her rescue. Arica finds that she can communicate with the unicorns through mindspeak, and learns they are badly treated by the trolls. She is determined to free the abused creatures, but the trolls lead her to a miserable work camp. There she meets the evil Raden, who wants to exploit Arica's powers. Even with the help of kind elves and the magic of the unicorns, Arica seems unable to stop Raden. Will she be able to save the unicorns and return to her own world? Readers will be enchanted by this fantasy as they follow Arica and the unicorns on her brave journey through North Bundelag. They, like Arica, will realize that the strange land is much closer to reality than they ever could have imagined.