Grumpycorn

Name: Grumpycorn
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SKU: 9781407180823
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By Sarah McIntyre

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Summary

Grumpycorn by Sarah McIntyre is a delightful children's story about a unicorn who wants to write the most fabulous story in the world but finds himself struggling with a serious case of writer's block. Despite having all the right tools and setting, he becomes grumpy when things don't go as expected. His friends, each bringing a unique perspective, join in and help him find the fun in creativity and collaboration.
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Format: Hardback

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Unicorn wants to write the most fabulous story in the world. He has a fancy notebook. A special fluffy pen. He has everything just perfect. But Unicorn has NO IDEA what to write! When his friends try to join in, will Unicorn turn into a ... GRUMPYCORN? A must-have unicorn picture book treat from the bestselling, award-winning Sarah McIntyre.

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Oh, what a Grumpycorn! A must-have unicorn picture book treat from the best-selling, award-winning Sarah McIntyre.

Unicorn wants to write the most fabulous story in the world. He has a fancy notebook. A special fluffy pen. He has everything just perfect. But Unicorn has NO IDEA what to write!

When his friends try to join in, will Unicorn turn into a... GRUMPYCORN?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781407180823

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 December 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sarah McIntyre

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 257.0mm

Height: 277.0mm

Weight: 440g

Pages: 32

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