Heather Ayris Burnell

Heather Ayris Burnell has lived on a snowy mountaintop. She loves
anything with rainbow sprinkles on it. And although she cannot do magic,
she knows that reading is magical! Heather hopes that the Unicorn and
Yeti books will inspire readers to be a friend to others, no matter how
different they may be from themselves.

Unicorn and Yeti: Sparkly New Friends was named a Best Children's Book of 2019 by Parents Magazine.

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