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How to Grow a Unicorn

Shortlisted for the Shropshire Bookfest Picture Book Award 2022

A rollicking, rhyming read-aloud treat from wordsmith extraordinaire, debut author Rachel Morrisroe, and the ridiculously talented, bestselling Steven Lenton.

Welcome to Mr Pottifer’s Parlour of Plants: a magical shop with the most surprising plants you’ll ever see!

Sarah thinks she’s discovered the perfect gift for her garden-loving grandma, but before you can say GARDEN FULL OF UNICORNS, things grow wildly out-of hand!

Published by Puffin Books

About the author:

Rachel Morrisroe is an inventively original new voice in the world of rhyming picture books. With multiple projects under wraps, Rachel is working with leading picture book talents, including Steven Lenton and Ella Okstad, to bring
her hilarious and humorous ideas to life. Rachel is also an abstract artist and sells her work internationally.

Originally from Wales, Rachel has lived in Leeds and London and is now settled in Cheshire with her husband, two young children and a very daft dachshund.

About the illustrator:

Steven Lenton is a multi-award winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studios in Brighton and London. He has illustrated many children’s books including ‘Head Kid’ and ‘The Taylor Turbochaser’ by David
Baddiel, ‘The Hundred And One Dalmatians’ adapted by Peter Bently, The Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy, Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s fiction titles and the Sainsbury’s Prize winning ‘The Nothing To See Here Hotel’
series by Steven Butler.

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