Unicorns! Plus posts about Sybrina Publishing books and book blitzes, announcements and giveaways by other fantasy authors.
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Unicorns Write To Learn New Things Tee Shirt
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I'm A Little Unicorn Writer - Spiral Notebook
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Secret of the Magic Crystals Game
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Teen, YA or Older Reader Unicorn Book Feature -
Lore of the Unicorn By Odell Shepard
ON the table before me there lies a long straight wand of ivory. Cut to the length of a walking-stick, it is somewhat more than two inches in diameter at the top and it tapers evenly to a blunt point. Smooth-backed ridges, not more than a quarter of an inch in height, spiral round it counter-clockwise, making about two turns and a half between one end and the other. As a whole, it is a twisted spear. One can fancy that it has been taken in powerful hands and wrung, as one wrings a wet cloth. Thomas Fuller, having seen another such ivory wand as this, said excellently that to his dim eyes and at some distance it seemed "like a taper of wreathed waxe". This walking-stick has been fitted at the upper end with a gilded silver cap which bears the arms of a certain noble house and a motto in Welsh. Four inches below the cap a hole has been bored through the stick—one would say, at first, to receive the cord to which some gentleman of the grand old days attached the silken tassel that adorned his cane. I scarcely think, however, that this particular stick ever tapped its way along Birdcage Walk or through the gardens of Versailles, partly because there are no signs of wear on its point and partly because it weighs something like three pounds. More probably, the cord that went through this hole was used not to carry a tassel but to hang the stick against the wall in some great house of three or four centuries ago. And yet I do not doubt that some of the former owners of this wand carried it about with them, but when they did so they carried it neither for comfort nor display; rather, it was their companion on dark nights and in perilous places, and they held it near their hearts, handling it tenderly, as they would a treasure. For indeed it was exactly that. It preserved a man from the arrow that flieth by day and the pestilence that walketh in darkness, from the craft of the poisoner, from epilepsy, and from several less dignified ills of the flesh not to be named in so distinguished a connection. In short, it was an amulet, a talisman, a weapon, and a medicine-chest all in one. Small wonder that such a wand as this, in the days when such things were appreciated, sold for twenty times its weight in gold, and that one alone, as Thomas Dekker said, was "worth a city". Small wonder that perfect sticks like this were to be seen only in the treasure-chambers of popes and emperors and kings, or, when some opulent church like St. Mark’s of Venice did manage to acquire one, that it should be shown to the public only on gala days and beneath a pall of purple velvet. The stick before me, although of ivory, was not cut from an elephant’s tusk or even from the tusk of a mammoth or mastodon. It grew as it is, and according to the most learned. opinion of many generations it grew single on the brow of a beast so glorious, so virtuous, so beautiful, that heaven vouchsafed the earth, as in the case of the phoenix, only one specimen at a time. For this is the horn of the unicorn.
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Unicorn Bubble Dome Umbrella
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Tween or Middle Kid Unicorn Book Feature -
The Magic of the Unicorn By Deborah Lerme Goodman
The Magic of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman takes YOU on a fantasy adventure in search of a unicorn in hopes of using the unicorn's horn to purify the well in your village. 9-12 year old readers will explore the fabled lands of 1507 Flanders weaving magical tapestries, encountering angry warlocks, and beautiful Duchesses in need of your help.
Choose Your Own Adventure The Magic of the Unicorn is an interactive adventure book in which YOU decide what happens next.
You are a brave, quick-thinking kid searching for a magical unicorn's horn. You set off with a talisman in hopes of solving the town riddle and saving your village. Will your enchanted net catch a unicorn or a dragon? Can the sorceress help? Or will she cause even more trouble?
For readers who enjoyed other titles from the Choose Your Own Adventure series, including: Forecast From Stonehenge by R. A. Montgomery, The Throne of Zeus by Deborah Lerme Goodman, and The Trumpet of Terror by Deborah Lerme Goodman.
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Breyer Freedom Series Forthwind Unicorn Fantasy
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Little Kid Unicorn Book Feature -
Where's The Unicorn In Wonderland? - A Magical Search Book By Paul Moran
Follow the further adventures of a colourful blessing of globetrotting unicorns. This time, the unicorns are embarking on a magical tour through the beautiful, wild world of Wonderland. Spot the blessing in an enchanted forest, search for them in a clockworkcity and find them in a mysterious crystal cave. There are 17 intricately illustrated fantasy scenes to search – each one filled with crowds of magical creatures, characters and animals – and seven sensational unicorns to spot in every location.
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But Mia thought Nattie was perfect.
On a visit to her grandma’s farm, eight-year-old Mia discovers a newborn, orphaned lamb outside in the cold and takes her to the laundry room, naming her Nattie. As she tries to nurse the lamb back to health, Mia discovers that Nattie is different from the other lambs and struggles to fit in with them like Mia does with other kids her age.
When her grandmother says she will sell Nattie to a neighbor, Mia must come up with a plan to keep her friend around — one that will show the family just how special Nattie truly is.
Character Interview with Nattie
of MIA AND NATTIE: ONE GREAT TEAM
by Marlene M. Bell
Marlene asks: “How did you like the ride in the trailer to Texas?”
Natalie: “I had the best trip ever! The bigger ewes were in another trailer, and I rode with the younger lambs. We had our guard with us, too. Spice, the big, white guard dog sat in our trailer for the two-day trip. I felt safe with her inside.”
Marlene: “Two days? That’s a long time in the trailer.”
Natalie: “We came from Shafter, California, about 1500 miles from Big Sandy, Texas where we are now. It wasn’t so bad. We stopped a lot for breaks and snacks. The floor was covered in soft hay and we had lots of room. There were 120 of us, you know. We were divided between three trailers. One giant double-decker stock trailer, an 18-foot trailer with all of the new moms and tiny lambs and my trailer of mostly older lambs inside.”
Marlene: “What’s it like in Texas? Do you like Texas better than California?”
Natalie: “Yes, yes! Texas is better for sheep. We didn’t have much grass in California. It’s called irrigated pasture there. That’s when a pump opens up at one end of the field and water comes bubbling out of the ground. That water has to be paid for. Not like the kind of water we get in Texas. Rain falls out of the sky for free here. When we came to Texas, we had 80 inches of rain! In California we were lucky to get a couple inches of rain in one year. Sometimes, we didn’t see that much.”
Marlene: “Natalie, what is your job in Texas?”
Natalie: “At first, I didn’t have a for sure place to live. I’m not as big as the other sheep my age, but I tried to hang out with the flock. The main group is called a flock. It wasn’t long before I was moved to graze near the main house. It was an okay place, but boring. I missed being with the other sheep.”
Marlene: “What happened then?”
Natalie: “Once the flock started to have new babies again in September, I took care of the little ones with problems.”
Marlene: “Problems?”
Natalie: “Not a problem for me! You know, where a triplet lamb can’t get enough milk from their moms, or something happened to the mom and an orphan lamb needs a friend. That is my job. I watch out for the little lambs who need friendship.”
Marlene: “I see. If you could go back to the place where you were born in California, would you?”
Natalie: “No way. I like it here. They say that everything’s bigger in Texas. The bugs are bigger and so are the snakes, but for a sheep, the wide-open pastures with lots of grass is the best ever.”
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In this video guest post, author Rob Witherspoon talks about his 2020 reading list and his decision to move away from prior lists dominated by “old white men and dead white men.”
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