Her message to readers is clear: self-awareness and finding a soul mate don’t always come easily. “She had to admit: sometimes he made her smile and sometimes he made her laugh,” writes Young ( Don’t Eat the Baby!), whose storytelling and watercolor cartooning are spot-on in their comic timing. The long-eared, short-horned, smelly, flea. But the mail order creature is not exactly the magnificent, magical animal she expected. For little Lucy, twenty-five cents for a unicorn is a bargain. Clearly, Sparkle will never be the flashy showpiece Lucy dreamed of-but maybe Lucy isn’t the dainty princess type, either. Author and artist Amy Young's A Unicorn Named Sparkle picture book series for young readers are beautifully illustrated stories of friendship and love. Come to think of it, he’s as stubborn as Lucy, with her relentless insistence that Sparkle is really a unicorn and therefore should wear a flower necklace and tutu (both of which prove edible). This unicorn resembles s a speckled goat plus he’s got fleas and is quite naughty. He also smells like a goat, eats like a goat, and is stubborn like a goat. A Unicorn Named Sparkle By: Amy Young Age Level: 3-6 Reading Level: Beginning Reader Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales The unicorn that Lucy got for 25 cents isn’t the special Sparkle she had envisioned. The specimen that shows up, however, looks a lot like a goat. For more information, or to reserve your space, please contact us at 231.347.1180 or send us an email. After sending away for a mail-order unicorn (only 25 cents!), Young’s heroine, Lucy, fantasizes about naming him Sparkle, garlanding him with flowers, and riding over rainbows on his back.
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