Everybody thinks Unice is a rhino. What if I tell you she's actually a unicorn? I bet you'll say, "She looks like a rhino. She is a rhino." But Unice doesn't feel like a rhino, and her insides are all mixed-up. She feels trapped . . . until she meets a tiger with glitzy rainbow stripes.
This story will delight all ages celebrating every child's uniqueness. It is a great conversation starter for home and school or for anyone working with young children curious about accepting and nurturing their identities.
Britta Stromeyer Esmail is the author of the award winning picture book Raina’s (UN) Happy Birthday and Finalist for the Bellingham Review Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction 2021. She is an editor of Tuxedo Literature & Arts Journal and a former associate editor for FastForward Magazine. She teaches creative writing workshops for adults and youth, grades 5-12. She earned her MFA at Dominican University of CA, holds a Certificate in Novel Writing from Stanford University, an M.A. in International Communication from American University. She is a member of and advocate for the National Writing Project Council, the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators, the 12x12 Picture Book Challenge, and Page Street.