**"Phoebe is a remarkably real little girl, as bright and imaginative as
Bill Watterson's Calvin, as touchingly vulnerable as Charles Schulz's
Charlie Brown...Simpson is that good, and that original."
--Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn
A boy and his dog . . . a girl and her . . . unicorn?
It all started when a girl named Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond and
accidentally hit a unicorn in the face. Improbably, this led to Phoebe
being granted one wish, and she used it to make the unicorn, Marigold
Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. But can a vain mythical
beast and a nine-year-old daydreamer really forge a connection? Indeed
they can, and that's how Phoebe and Her Unicorn unfolds.
This beautifully drawn comic strip follows the unlikely friendship
between a somewhat awkward girl and the magic unicorn who gradually
shows her just how special she really is. Through hilarious adventures
where Phoebe gets to bask in Marigold's "awesomeness," the friends also
come to acknowledge that they had been lonely before they met and truly
appreciate the bond they now share.