Unicorn in the Barn

Jacqueline K. Ogburn has published ten picture books, including The Bake Shop Ghost. This story is her first novel. The resident of a suddenly hip neighborhood in Durham, N.C., she works for a local major university. She and her husband, Ben Deahl, have two daughters and a cat who sometimes disappears, but has yet to speak English.Rebecca Green is an illustrator of many children's and middle grade books, including The Unicorn in the Barn, Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea, Madame Saqui, and From Far Away. She is also the author and illustrator of How to Make Friends with a Ghost. This is her second collaboration with Sy Montgomery, their first being How to Be a Good Creature. She resides with her husband and their lovely animals, Mori and Junie B.

"Animal-lovers will adore this enchanting, compassionate tale." —Booklist    "Eric's quiet, genuine, first-person voice tells a realistic story of family love and discovering one's true self, the presence of the unicorn and other magical creatures adding just a touch of whimsy to a story about very real emotions... A sensitive, moving debut."  —Kirkus —