Lily the Unicorn - Hardcover

Clayton, Dallas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062116681 ISBN 13: 9780062116680

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2014

Synopsis

“Beautifully paced, and all will agree: Lily is lovely.” –Kirkus Reviews

Lily the unicorn loves making new friends and going on adventures! So when Lily meets her new pal, Roger the penguin, she plans all sorts of fun for them. But Roger is afraid of trying new things. What if he tries and fails? In this sweet story about friendship, Lily teaches young readers that the world is a fun, amazing place. Fans of An Awesome Book! and An Awesome Book of Love! will be thrilled by Dallas Clayton's delightful picture book filled with lively and detailed illustrations.

About this title

About the Authors

My name is Dallas Clayton. I used to be a unicorn, but now I write kids' books. I wrote this book and drew the pictures. I hope you like it.

My name is Dallas Clayton. I used to be a unicorn, but now I write kids' books. I wrote this book and drew the pictures. I hope you like it.

From the Back Cover

My name is Lily! I'm a unicorn.

Lily loves making all sorts of things, especially new friends. When Lily meets Roger the penguin she plans lots of adventures for them to go on together. But Roger doesn't want to make new friends or go on adventures! In this sweet tale of friendship, Lily teaches Roger that the world is a fun, amazing place and that it's great to try new things.

From the author of An Awesome Book! and An Awesome Book of Love! comes a brand-new adventure starring Lily the Unicorn!

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—Adventuresome Lily (a pink unicorn) tries to convince risk-averse Roger (a penguin) to participate in a long list of adventures, games, and other fun activities. Roger, with a tightly furrowed brow, fears many "scary things" in the world and worries that he doesn't have the skills that Lily does to build a helicopter, invent new planets, play tic-tac-toe, scale volcanoes, etc. In the end, they compromise and agree to make an effort at friendship. Lily and Roger's stream of imaginary activities, objects, and situations are authentically childlike. Lily loves tie-dyeing and looking at clouds, while Roger fears oversleeping, broken promises, and tiny germs. Clayton renders these details in breezy, colorful pen-and-ink cartoons that favor whimsy over precision. Each page is packed with labeled images and hand-lettered text adding extra personality. Children will likely want to pore over the art more than once.—Nora Clancy, Teachers College Community School, New York City

Lily is a bright-pink unicorn with a pale-blue tummy and tail. She loves everything about her life and what she likes to do. Pages teem with an astounding compendium of examples of things she likes to make (a robot crane, a spy-satellite viewer, a gorilla clock, a radio fortune-teller) and do (playing the banjo, exploring beyond the galaxy, tie-dyeing, puddle jumping). She enjoys music, messes, and make-believe. When she meets Roger, a penguin who is lonely and afraid, Lily challenges him to be her friend and have adventures. She introduces him to games and dreams up inventions and exploits guaranteed to please. The glum penguin doesn’t bite, but Lily won’t take no for an answer, and finally, he accepts her friendship—and the idea of having fun. The colorful hand-drawn block letters of the text and expansive white space surrounding the multitude of illustrations highlight this story of friendship and the emotions of feeling different. This great book for kids who are unsure about stepping out is packed with ideas for what to do next. Preschool-Grade 2. --Lolly Gepson

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062116681
• ISBN 13: 9780062116680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Clayton Dallas
• Number of pages: 48