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For Holly & Jodi, the original Gecko & Parakeet. Which is which? We’ll never tell . . . —S.H. & L.P. The illustrations for this book were created entirely in Procreate. Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-4197-5091-5 Text copyright © 2021 Shannon Hale Illustrations copyright © 2021 LeUyen Pham Book design by Pamela Notarantonio Published in 2021 by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Abrams Books for Young Readers are available at special discounts when purchased This is for anpremiums advance, uncorrected proof.use. in quantity and promotions as well as fundraising or educational Special also be created to specification. For details, Noteditions forcanresale, duplication, orcontact specialsales@abramsbooks.com or the address below.
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For Holly & Jodi, the original Gecko & Parakeet. Which is which? We’ll never tell . . . —S.H. & L.P. The illustrations for this book were created entirely in Procreate. Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-4197-5091-5 Text copyright © 2021 Shannon Hale Illustrations copyright © 2021 LeUyen Pham Book design by Pamela Notarantonio Published in 2021 by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Abrams Books for Young Readers are available at special discounts when purchased in quantity for premiums and promotions as well as fundraising or educational use. Special editions can also be created to specification. For details, contact specialsales@abramsbooks.com or the address below. Abrams® is a registered trademark of Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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kITTY thinks she might be a unicorn.
A horn sits atop her fuzzy head, pointing
Up,
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“Look at me!� says
kITTY.
kITTY thinks she might be a unicorn.
A horn sits atop her fuzzy head, pointing
Up,
Up,
Up to the sky. She feels so perfectly unicorn-y.
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kITTY
“You’re not a unicorn, putty-pie,” says Parakeet.
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“You’re curled up like a cat, fluffy-fry,” says Gecko.
“You’re not a unicorn, putty-pie,” says Parakeet.
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kITTY stands tall. “Look at me!� says
kITTY.
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She prances clawed, unicorn hooves.
She gallops on her eensy-weensy unicorn legs.
kITTY stands tall. “Look at me!� says
kITTY.
She prances on her pawed, clawed, unicorn hooves.
She gallops on her eensy-weensy unicorn legs.
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“You’re still not a unicorn, fuzzy-heinie,” says Parakeet.
“You have a stubby tail, teeny-tiny,” says Gecko. This is an advance, uncorrected proof. Not for resale, duplication, or reposting. Please do not quote without comparison to the finished book.
“You’re still not a unicorn, fuzzy-heinie,” says Parakeet.
“You have a stubby tail, teeny-tiny,” says Gecko. This is an advance, uncorrected proof. Not for resale, duplication, or reposting. Please do not quote without comparison to the finished book.
“Look at me!” says
kITTY.
kITTY closes her eyes. She concentrates.
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And— o oF !— her tail puffs up fat.
P
“Look at me!” says
kITTY.
kITTY closes her eyes. She concentrates.
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And— o oF !— her tail puffs up fat.
P
“You’re never going to be a unicorn, funny-foo,” says Parakeet.
“You meow in your sleep, miffy-mew,” says Gecko.
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“You’re never going to be a unicorn, funny-foo,” says Parakeet.
“You meow in your sleep, miffy-mew,” says Gecko.
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She sticks her pink nose in their ears in case they didn’t hear.
“Neigh,” says
kITTY.
“Neigh.
NEIGH.” This is an advance, uncorrected proof. Not for resale, duplication, or reposting. Please do not quote without comparison to the finished book.
“You’re a cat,” says Parakeet.
“And that’s that,” says Gecko.
She sticks her pink nose in their ears in case they didn’t hear.
“Neigh,” says
kITTY.
“Neigh.
NEIGH.”
“You’re a cat,” says Parakeet.
“And that’s that,” This is an advance, uncorrected proof. says Gecko. Not for resale, duplication, or reposting. Please do not quote without comparison to the finished book.
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Still, I TT Y ’s unicorn heart beats harder. She lifts her front hoof and sweeps her magnificent tail. The sun is low; the shadows are long. This is an advance, uncorrected proof. At last, she looks exactly how she feels. Not for resale, duplication, or reposting. Please do not quote without comparison to the finished book.
“H
a-HA!
Look at me NOW!” yells
kITTY.
k
Still, I TT Y ’s unicorn heart beats harder. She lifts her front hoof and sweeps her magnificent tail. The sun is low; the shadows are long. At last, she looks exactly how she feels.
“H
a-HA!
Look at me NOW!” yells
kITTY.
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“Wow!” says Parakeet, astonished. “Woo!” says Gecko, impressed.
Finally, they see me! thinks
kITTY.
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Finally, they see me!
kITTY
“Wow!” says Parakeet, astonished. “Woo!” says Gecko, impressed.
Gecko points with his fat-tipped finger. “Now, that’s a UNicoRN .”
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Gecko points with his fat-tipped finger. “Now, that’s a UNicoRN .”
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The UNicoRN brandishes his Ho RN .
He neighs a mighty
He sweeps his magnificent TaiI.
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k
Suddenly, I TT Y feels no bigger than a ball of lint.
The UNicoRN brandishes his Ho RN .
He neighs a mighty
He sweeps his magnificent TaiI.
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k
Suddenly, I TT Y feels no bigger than a ball of lint.
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flop
flop
flop
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flop
flop
flop
UNicoRN .
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“Yes?” squeaks
kITTY.
“Pardon me,” says UNicoRN .
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“Yes?” squeaks
kITTY.
“I so admire your fuzzy ears and silver whiskers,” says UNicoRN .
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“You do?” says
kITTY.
“I so admire your fuzzy ears and silver whiskers,” says UNicoRN .
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kITTY.
“Did you know . . .” says
UNicoRN , whispering now.
“And I wondered . . .”
UNicoRN looks right and then left. “Did you know . . .”
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“What?” says
kITTY.
“What? WHAT?” yells
kITTY.
“Did you know . . .” says
UNicoRN , whispering now.
“And I wondered . . .”
UNicoRN looks right and then left. “Did you know . . .”
“What?” says
kITTY.
“What? WHAT?” yells
kITTY.
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“Did you know,”
says UNicoRN , “that I am a
kITTY-coRN ?”
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kITTY gasps.
Her tiny tail twitches with joy.
“Did you know,”
says UNicoRN , “that I am a
kITTY-coRN ?”
kITTY
gasps. This is an advance, uncorrected proof. Not for resale, duplication, or tailwithout twitches with reposting. Please do Her not tiny quote comparison to the finished book.
joy.
“Yes,” says
kITTY. “I see that now.
kITTY-coRN . You are a fuzzy, furry, adorable kI TT Y -coRN .”
You are a
UNicoRN nods. “I knew that another This is an advance, uncorrected proof. Not for resale, duplication, or reposting. Please do not quote without comparison to the finished book.
kITTY-coRN
like you would see.”
“Yes,” says
kITTY. “I see that now.
kITTY-coRN . You are a fuzzy, furry, adorable kI TT Y -coRN .”
You are a
UNicoRN nods. “I knew that another
kITTY-coRN
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“Yes,” says
kITTY.
“I see you.”
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“Yes,” says
kITTY.
“I see you.”
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kITTY and UNicoRN are both kITTY-coRNs. kITTY trots on her soft,
like to scamper They after bumblebees . . .
teeny paws, and
UNicoRN pads on his huge, golden hooves.
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and stretch out in a patch of grass.
kITTY and UNicoRN are both kITTY-coRNs. like to scamper They after bumblebees . . .
kITTY trots on her soft, teeny paws, and
UNicoRN pads on his huge, golden hooves.
They like to toss their manes and brandish their horns.
and stretch out in a This is an advance, uncorrected proof. patch of grass.
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And when the sun is low . . .
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their shadows merge till you can no longer tell oN e from the oT H er .
And when the sun is low . . .
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their shadows merge till you can no longer tell oN e from the oT H er .
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