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Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors
A magical unicorn adventure from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean!
Pete the Kitty's friend Stevie the unicorn somehow lost all the colors in her rainbow tail. It’s a good thing Pete has his magical paintbrush to help out. Together, they search for the missing colors of the rainbow.
Young unicorn fans will love Pete's enchanting adventure in this My First I Can Read story, complete with original illustrations from the creator of Pete the Cat, James Dean.
My First I Can Read books are perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.
32 pages, Paperback
First published July 7, 2020
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March 5, 2025
Read with my mommy 🦄🌈 we wish Pete’s magic paintbrush was real! This was another book my parents helped me pick out for my first visit to the library.
July 24, 2025
Review from a toddler: “I just love it in the whole wide world. The wildest.”
April 30, 2022
This is the worst Pete the Cat book I've read. Are they all drawn like this and I don't remember?
February 8, 2021
Stevie the unicorn's tail has lost all of its colors! Can Pete help out with his magic paint brush?
How to write a color picture book for that will be a hit with kids: 1) Use a popular character, 2) Throw in a unicorn, 3) Tie the colors to everyday items kids see. This has all those elements. Hand this to beginning readers learning their colors who love Pete and unicorns.
How to write a color picture book for that will be a hit with kids: 1) Use a popular character, 2) Throw in a unicorn, 3) Tie the colors to everyday items kids see. This has all those elements. Hand this to beginning readers learning their colors who love Pete and unicorns.
April 20, 2021
Cute short book I read to Julianna last night. She said she saw it in school prior but liked it. We love Pete the Cat. Usually funny/cute books. Book is good for 1st sight words; colors; and for any child who loves Pete the Cat and Unicorns. Lil short but perfect length for a short story before bed. Julianna loved the pictures too.
March 13, 2024
Hey, Goodreaders. You know what friends do. Friends help each other.
To an adult like me, this story takes a pretty bizarre turn. But to a kid? Well, why not?
Not to get ahead of myself though, first thing to know is that Kitty the cat is friends with Stevie the unicorn. Unfortunately, Stevie the unicorn -- a female in case you're wondering -- has somehow lost all the colors in her unicorn's rainbow tail.
Coincidentally or not, they have this friend Pete, another cat. How do the talking cat and unicorn meet? They play with together at the neighborhood playground. (Of course.) Anyway, Pete happens to have a magical paintbrush.
Hey again, Goodreaders. Do you think that Pete and his magical paintbrush will somehow, maybe, be able to figure out a way to help their pal the unicorn?
RATING THIS BOOK
Well, all that happens here is in good fun. Especially as a way to learn names of colors. FIVE STARS. (Maybe they're marigold in color?)
To an adult like me, this story takes a pretty bizarre turn. But to a kid? Well, why not?
Not to get ahead of myself though, first thing to know is that Kitty the cat is friends with Stevie the unicorn. Unfortunately, Stevie the unicorn -- a female in case you're wondering -- has somehow lost all the colors in her unicorn's rainbow tail.
Coincidentally or not, they have this friend Pete, another cat. How do the talking cat and unicorn meet? They play with together at the neighborhood playground. (Of course.) Anyway, Pete happens to have a magical paintbrush.
Hey again, Goodreaders. Do you think that Pete and his magical paintbrush will somehow, maybe, be able to figure out a way to help their pal the unicorn?
RATING THIS BOOK
Well, all that happens here is in good fun. Especially as a way to learn names of colors. FIVE STARS. (Maybe they're marigold in color?)
April 27, 2022
After reading Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, I picked up a pack of Pete the Cat readers at Costco for Lily. They are all cute, but none of them are quite as good as the first one.
Stevie the unicorn is missing the colors in his tail, so Pete uses a magic paintbrush to find them in the park and add them back to Stevie's tail. In return, Pete gets invited to the magic unicorn dance party. Super trippy, imaginative, and random story. Lily and I both loved it.
Stevie the unicorn is missing the colors in his tail, so Pete uses a magic paintbrush to find them in the park and add them back to Stevie's tail. In return, Pete gets invited to the magic unicorn dance party. Super trippy, imaginative, and random story. Lily and I both loved it.
March 15, 2021
An inane story about Pete helping his friend Stevie get the colors in his tail back by using his magic paint brush to suck the colors from various items at the park. A very similar story to "How the Crayons Saved the Unicorn" by Monica Sweeney.
May 14, 2021
Used this book to help really start working on reading with my daughter and it's perfect! Repetative so she was able to read "Pete" "Stevie" "says" "tail" to me! The colors go a little out of order, which is good actually.
May 25, 2021
Early readers are so tricky, works of art they are usually not. There's a fine balance between repetition for early readers and just plain boring. 5 year old was interested and excited to read it, but as usual curious about more storyline.
August 3, 2021
Cute book about Pete helping out the unicorn find its colors again. Pete as a kitty is so flippin cute. Same vibes as the other Pete the Cat books only in this one Pete is a kitty and not a cat. This book is an early reader book and great for beginner readers.
September 27, 2021
I really like reading Easy Readers to my Littles because they have about the same amount of words as a large picture book but are much more portable and are also easier for her to get her little hands on. Pete is always a favorite <3
January 13, 2022
Such a cute book about teaching colors and using your imagination to apply context clues and use them to decode difficult text!
Highly recommended! My kindergarten students <3-ed this book so much! You can't go wrong with Pete the Kitty.
Highly recommended! My kindergarten students <3-ed this book so much! You can't go wrong with Pete the Kitty.
October 14, 2022
This beginning reader will catch the eye of youngsters who love unicorns, and it offers some repeating vocabulary words for them to encounter, but there's not much of a story here and it is definitely not on par with many of the other Pete books.
February 16, 2023
Far from the best Pete book but not horrible. The choice for purple - a cloud - was confusing for my children. I suggested it might be at sunset, but something more common for a young children probably would have been better.
February 28, 2024
Showing kindness
Books that show kindness are always valuable and worthwhile. The world needs more kindness and the story helps kids to learn how to be kind and caring in a subtle manner.
Books that show kindness are always valuable and worthwhile. The world needs more kindness and the story helps kids to learn how to be kind and caring in a subtle manner.
April 17, 2025
This is the most inane children's story I've ever read, with the exception of Muma Blue's customized book trash. the illustrations in this are incredibly poor quality and the story line may actually make your child dumber for having read it.
May 28, 2025
My 2-year-old daughter went through a phase of asking for this one dozens of times.
I like when magic randomly exists in Pete the Cat/Kitty's neighborhood.
I've yet to see Stevie the Unicorn in a Pete the Cat book. Did he move away between "Kitty" and "Cat" age?
I like when magic randomly exists in Pete the Cat/Kitty's neighborhood.
I've yet to see Stevie the Unicorn in a Pete the Cat book. Did he move away between "Kitty" and "Cat" age?
August 20, 2025
unicorns and colors are so great together
Review from my 6 year old: I love rainbow unicorns. I love how there were colors everywhere and Pete kept helping Stevie find his colors. I love it.🦄 I think that’s it.
Review from my 6 year old: I love rainbow unicorns. I love how there were colors everywhere and Pete kept helping Stevie find his colors. I love it.🦄 I think that’s it.
July 7, 2020
Loved it!
October 1, 2020
Hooray, another unicorn book for my unicorn-loving patrons. I don't actually think this is an easy book for beginning readers though, despite it being a "pre-level one" level.
November 10, 2020
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NC Digital Kids
Pete is always a good time.
NC Digital Kids
Pete is always a good time.
February 7, 2021
Too cute.
February 10, 2021
Pete the Kitty helps his friend the unicorn find colors in the park to color his tail for a unicorn party. Pretty trippy, very Pete.
March 25, 2021
Stevie the unicorn has lost his colorful tail. Pete helps him by finding the missing colors at the park with his magic brush.
April 1, 2021
My students practiced reading with this one, and the characters, colors, and action successfully kept them engaged for the entire story. Fun read!
October 18, 2021
Young Pete the Cat helps his friend Stevie the Unicorn recover his tail’s lost colors.
”It’s cool to help friends.”
This beginning reader teaches primary colors.
”It’s cool to help friends.”
This beginning reader teaches primary colors.
February 26, 2022
I wish it let the kids guess what could be used for different colors.
March 15, 2022
Holt-Delhi Preschool story time 03-15-2022
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