Unicorn on a Roll: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

One year has passed since Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond, accidentally hit a unicorn in the face, and was granted a single wishwhich she used to make the unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. In some ways, not much has changed. At school Phoebe still clashes with her rival--and sometimes frenemy--he ever-taunting and imperious Dakota. Outside of school, she still fills her free time with extra-credit homework assignments, dramatic monologues about the injustices associated with school cliques, and imaginative conspiracy theories regarding global forces like the powerful construction paper lobby. But unlike before, Phoebe now has a best friend to share it withsomeone to make her laugh and to listen to all her extravagant ideas.
In this second volume of Dana Simpson's Phoebe and Her Unicorn series, titled, Unicorn on a Roll, the reader is invited on a journey into the lives of Phoebe and Marigold as they navigate the difficulties of grade school, celebrate the winter holidays, and explore their super hero/super villain personas together. Join in the fun, as Phoebe competes against Dakota for the leading role of Lisa Ladybug in their fourth-grade playor as she struggles to manage the PR debacle related to her nose-picking-scandal. (I will neither confirm nor deny the events surrounding Boogergate.) Witness a band of unicorns staging an intervention and learn all the details of Marigolds secret crush on a mysterious creature she has never seen. Perhaps most important, watch as this surprising friendship between a charming, nine-year-old dreamer and a vain, mythical beast forever changes both of them for the better.

Reviews

The book is a perfect mix of ongoing storiesI plainly love this strip, and I love the books.(Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing)
charmingthe comparison to Calvin and Hobbes is aptit has a joke-a-day format with recurring themes and gentle, winning humor that often results in guffaws. Also like Calvin and Hobbes, there is a thin veneer of snarky cynicism that will keep older readers interested in the stories well beyond most childrens magical unicorn-loving phase.(Booklist)
Unicorn and snark fans rejoice(The Bulletin of The Center for Children's Books)
Named one of 14 Notable Chapter Books for Summer Reading list; My kids and I adore these characters and love this new book. Its one well read over and over again.(Melissa Taylor, Imagination Soup)
This is an excellent addition to a family-friendly home library. Adults and kids alike will love this warm and witty book. Buy it!(Kala Kumar, Examiner.com)

Author Bio

Dana Claire Simpson grew up in Gig Harbor, Washington, drawing the entire time. She eventually graduated from The Evergreen State College, despite having spent all her time drawing, and not always for credit. Attempts at doing real work along the way are hardly worth mentioning; the relevant fact is that, from 1998 to 2008, she drew the internet comic strip Ozy and Millie. After winning the Amazon-sponsored Comic Strip Superstar Contest in 2009, Universal Uclick signed her to a development deal for Heavenly Nostrils, which was later renamed Phoebe and Her Unicorn. She currently lives in the Seattle area with her tech genius husband and her fairly stupid cat.