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Paperback
Published: 4th June 2024
Hardback
Published: 5th March 2025
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Published: 16th July 2024
Afro Unicorn: The Land of Afronia, Vol. 1: Volume 1
By (Author) April Showers
Text by Terrance Crawford
By (artist) Anthony Conley
By (artist) Ronaldo Barata
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Andrews McMeel Publishing
16th July 2024
15th August 2024
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Unicorns
741.5
Hardback
80
Width 157mm, Height 234mm, Spine 10mm
259g
Afronia is known for being bright and colorful, but what happens when a disgraced unicorn wants to take the color away Join unicorn best friends Divine and Unique as they journey to save Afronia in this all-new, action-packed graphic novel that celebrates Black joy and beauty.
Welcome to the mystical land of Afronia, where life is good and full of color. The Afro Unicorns can't wait to celebrate the annual Festival of Crowns. But on the way to the festival, Divine and Unique come across Castle Monotonic, which is home to the mysterious Madame Imperious who wants to drain all the color from Afronia. Madame Imperious has already started draining the color from a young Afrosaurus. It's up to Unique and Divine to save Afronia and the Afrosaurus. Otherwise, their magical land might be doomed . . . FOREVER!
This full-color graphic novel is great for young readers beginning their graphic novel journey and graphic novel enthusiasts alike. It also features a Dyslexia-friendly font.
When Afro Unicorn creator April Showers realized that her favorite emojithe unicorn!was only available in white, she was inspired to create a more inclusive brand for children of color to celebrate how magical, unique, and divine they truly are.
April Showersis the founder and CEO of Afro Unicorn, a brand designed to remind women and children of color how unique, divine and magical they truly are. Multiple business owner and single mother of two, April started a movement of like-minded Black Unicorns through apparel and accessories in May 2019. In May 2022, she launched in Walmart as the first Black woman & first Black licensed brand in Party Supplies for a major retailer. The Afro Unicorn brand is now featured in stores nationwide withchildren's apparel, drink-ware, toys, and holiday merch. April's passion is to teach others how to develop their brandswith a goal to help everyone win.
Terrance Crawford is a humor and pop culture writer from Detroit, Michigan, who lives in New York, New York. Terrance has written books for a variety of top brands, including Harry Potter, The Bad Guys, That Girl Lay Lay, Dino Ranch, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Super Selma, The Little Engine That Could, Strawberry Shortcake, and Fast and Furious. He is also the bestselling author of thePiggymiddle grade series with Scholastic.
AnthonyConleyis an artist and illustrator from Los Angeles, California. Anthony currently illustrates childrens books and creates licensed art for top tier brands like Disney, Coca-Cola, Marvel, Neopets, DC, and Afro Unicorn, to name a few.You can find out more about the artist atwww.anthonyconleyart.com