About this item
When Lucy sees an ad in the newspaper for a unicorn, she sends in her twenty-five cents and waits four to six long weeks for her very own unicorn to arrive. She imagines the flowers that she'll braid into his beautiful pink mane, and she even picks the perfect name for him: Sparkle. But when Sparkle arrives, his ears are too long, his horn is too short, he smells funny--and oh, he has fleas. Lucy isn't pleased, but in the end she warms up to Sparkle and realizes that even though he wasn't exactly the unicorn she wanted, he might be just the one she needs.
About the Author
Amy Young has written and illustrated nine picture books for children; she has also illustrated books by other authors. Her most recent books are A Unicorn Named Sparkle and A New Friend for Sparkle. Amy's books have won recognition and awards of various sorts. For example, A Unicorn Named Sparkle was featured in the School Library Journal list of "June 2016 Popular Picks" in the picture book category, and was also chosen as "Amazon July Best Books of the Month." The most exotic form of recognition came in 2014, when Amy was invited to China to speak to educators about children's literacy issues, and to meet with parents, children and literacy groups to discuss her popular Belinda the Ballerina series.Amy trained as a fine artist at Yale and received an MFA in painting from Indiana University. She also earned a law degree from Harvard and worked as a lawyer for seven years before realizing that her true calling is creating books for children. When she is not writing or illustrating, Amy plays the Irish fiddle, reads, and spends time with her charming husband and lovely friends. She also spends a fair amount of time trying to convince people that Sparkle is a unicorn, not a goat.Visit Amy's website at ayoungart.com. For fun Sparkle-related activities, and to see a Sparkle trailer, go to aunicornnamedsparkle.com.
