Heartsong's Missing Foal: Book 1

by Whitney Sanderson, Jomike Tejido (Illustrator)

Overview

Iris cannot wait for Heartsong to have her foal. Unicorns go into the Fairy Forest to have their babies, so Iris isn’t surprised when Heartsong goes missing for a few days. Yet when the unicorn does not return, Iris and Ruby have to go in and find her. The Fairy Forest is filled with trickster magic and can be a dangerous place. Can Iris and Ruby find Heartsong and her missing foal before it is too late?

There are unicorns behind Magic Moon Stable, but no one knows they exist except Iris and Ruby. As Unicorn Guardians, the two girls must protect the unicorns to keep them safe from the outside world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631633928
Publisher:	North Star Editions
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Unicorns of the Secret Stable
Pages:	72
Sales rank:	419,039
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Whitney Sanderson grew up riding horses as a member of a 4-H club and competing in local jumping and dressage shows. She has written several books in the Horse Diaries chapter book series. She is also the author of Horse Rescue: Treasure, based on her time volunteering at an equine rescue farm. She lives in Massachusetts.

Jomike Tejido is an author and illustrator of the picture book There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Book. He also illustrated the Pet Charms and My Magical Friends leveled reader series. He has fond memories of horseback riding as a kid and has always loved drawing magical creatures. Jomike lives in Manila with his wife, two daughters, and a chow chow named Oso.

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2020

Gr 1–4—Sisters Iris and Ruby are descendants of Unicorn Guardians, protectors of unicorns who live in the Enchanted Realm. As the only people who still remember unicorns, Iris and Ruby are the sole caretakers of the magical beasts. When pregnant unicorn Heartsong disappears, the girls enter the Fairy Forest to try to find her and her new baby. In this first installment of a new fantasy series, young readers are gently introduced to a new world and its magic system. The book starts with a map and short backstory of the Unicorn Guardians, making it more accessible to first-time fantasy readers. The story is very fast paced and includes black-and-white illustrations throughout its four chapters. This series debut is nothing extraordinary, but it's a good remedy for readers who can't get enough of Daisy Meadows's "Rainbow Magic" or Alexa Pearl's "Tales of Sasha" series. VERDICT Die-hard unicorn fans' hearts will sing.—Anna Taylor, Darien Library, CT

School Library Journal

"Die-hard unicorn fans’ hearts will sing." –School Library Journal 

From the Publisher