Grumpycorn

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I was so happy when I learned that Sarah McIntyre would be having a brand-new picture book, this time about a unicorn, no, a grumpycorn! Unicorn tries to write "the most fabulous story in the world" and hurts his friends’ feelings while waiting for inspiration to strike.The ending? I loved that despite every grumble and complaint his friends tried to help out the grumpycorn. That they still tried to make him happy. I had tears in my eyes. And then our unicorn made its appearance and I was even happier with the events.

Grumpycorn by Sarah McIntyre | Goodreads

Unicorn is confident that he is about to write the most fabulous story in the world. He settles down in his special writing house with his fluffy pen, fancy notebook and a cup of moonberry tea, waiting for inspiration to strike. Alas, he has no idea where to start. Kate Winslet leads a stellar line-up of stars who will read stories on CBeebies over Christmas and the New Year. Mrs Bibi and her pet elephant love going for walks, playing with the local children, having afternoon tea and reading stories - but the money-obsessed townspeople don’t like this at all and want Mrs Bibi's elephant to be put in a zoo. A stunning, colourful work about the importance of happiness, animals, and friendship. Hear from the creators of our superbly silly titles in the Picture Books Shortlist for the Laugh Out Loud Awards 2023! Unicorn is all ready to write the best story in the world. After all, he has his most special fluffy pen and a cup of his special moonberry tea. But...unicorn doesn't have any inspiration. His friends try to help, but unicorn just gets more and more grumpy.I was travelling to Seldovia, a small fishing town with houses on stilts, and it seemed a perfect place to set up an imaginary writer and artist retreat cottage. While I was there, I got to know children’s book artist Valisa Higman and see the amazing floating cottage her dad built, and where she works. She gets to row to work every morning! And she has sea otters popping by for visits. It’s pure magic. So I dedicated the story to Valisa and the people of Seldovia, who were incredibly welcoming and let me take part in their summer arts festival. All in all, a fun book I would recommend to all. About writing, about inspiration, about friendship.