Autorentext
Beatrice Blue is an award-winning author and illustrator. The first book of her best-selling Once Upon series was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and her books have gone on to be translated into more than 20 languages. She also works in animation, with previous clients including Dreamworks. She loves traveling, colors, books and nature and her dog, Jungle, appears in several of her stories.

Klappentext

Shortlisted for the 2020 Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

This magical and fun-filled story about how unicorns got their horns is the first in a new series about how magical creatures came to have their gifts. 

Do you know how unicorns got their horns? It all began once upon a magic forest, when a little girl called June discovered tiny horses learning how to fly in her garden. But one of the poor horses couldn’t fly at all! So, with the help of her parents, June thought of a very sweet and very delicious way to make her new friend happy. I wonder what it could have been… 

'A lovely, heart-warming story, beautifully illustrated, with warm, friendly characters'
—Parents in Touch

'Themes of kindness, perseverance and never being afraid to ask for help are threaded into this joyful tale full of magic, colour and happiness'
—Library Mice

Don't miss Beatrice Blue's second book, Once Upon a Dragon's Fire, coming in March 2020!

Zusammenfassung
The funny, heartwarming first title in a new picture-book series explaining how magical creatures got their distinguishing features.