Description
_______________ 'I adored not-at-all normal Neon and her madcap adventure' - Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series 'Fun, funny, magical and fizzing with imagination' - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs _______________ Get ready to discover the real story behind unicorns in the first in a brilliant new series from Sibeal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series Unicorns are NOT horse creatures with horns. In fact, they are the most powerful magical beings on the planet and they look just like you and me. They live in a secret realm known as the Universe, and the horse with a horn thing was just something a unicorn called Greg made up to distract the humans - and it really worked! But a young human girl called Neon Gallup is about to find the last remaining Universe portal opener (an old, battered green lipstick) and step into a zany world where magic is made with goo and the possibilities are endless! Unfortunately, if there was one person you wouldn't want keeping the greatest magical secret of all time, it would be Neon Gallup ...
Get ready to discover the real story behind unicorns in the first in a brilliant new series from Sibeal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series
About the Author
Sibeal Pounder is the author of two much-loved and seriously stylish children's fiction series, Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked for the Financial Times where she researched the How To Spend It section and wrote the For Goodness' Sake column. Her first book, Witch Wars, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and she was also a World Book Day author for 2019. Her latest book, Tinsel, is a funny feminist play on the tropes of Christmas and was extremely well-received by booksellers and readers alike. Sarah Warburton - a super-talented, super-illustrator superhero - works in a studio at the bottom of her garden. She lives in Bristol in a homely hideaway.
Reviews
The inside of Sibeal Pounder's head must be a spectacular place! Full of colour and glitter and goo - and a bonkersly brilliant imagination! * Lesley Parr, author of The Valley of Lost Secrets and When the War Came Home *
I adored not-at-all normal Neon and her madcap adventure * Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series *
Neon's Secret Universe is exactly what the world needs right now; a glorious, galloping, life-affirming stampede of pure multi-coloured joy [...] Each and every page is a riot of stupendous silliness and breath-taking imagination. I want to go on holiday inside Sibeal Pounder's head * Chris Smith, author of Kid Normal, The Great Dream Robbery and Frankie Best Hates Quests *
Sibeal Pounder's books are the most fought over in our house. They've brought so much joy and laughter and Neon's Secret UNIverse is no exception. Fun, funny, magical and fizzing with imagination, my children and I have been pinching it off each other since it landed! * Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs *
Bright, bubbly and never knowingly normal, Neon's Secret Universe is a whirlwind of witty wonderful adventure! * Mo O'Hara, author of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and Agent Moose *
Neon's Secret Universe fizzes and pops with joyful hilarity. I laughed so much as I read it - and it made me want to become (the real kind of) unicorn! * Stephanie Burgis, author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart and The Raven Heir *
Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship * Hilary McKay on TINSEL *
This the most fun I've had reading a book in quite a while - the most inventive, crazy, yet hilarious read * Minerva Reads on WITCH WARS *
Fizzing with fun * Daily Mail on WITCH TRICKS *
You'll laugh your tail off - another winner from our favourite author * Rob Biddulph on BAD MERMAIDS *
[An] imaginative adventure that's as silly as it is magical * i *
Zany, funny and irrepressibly bright * BookTrust *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408894149
Author Sibeal Pounder
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Get ready to discover the real story behind unicorns in the first in a brilliant new series from Sibeal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series
About the Author
Sibeal Pounder is the author of two much-loved and seriously stylish children's fiction series, Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked for the Financial Times where she researched the How To Spend It section and wrote the For Goodness' Sake column. Her first book, Witch Wars, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and she was also a World Book Day author for 2019. Her latest book, Tinsel, is a funny feminist play on the tropes of Christmas and was extremely well-received by booksellers and readers alike. Sarah Warburton - a super-talented, super-illustrator superhero - works in a studio at the bottom of her garden. She lives in Bristol in a homely hideaway.
Reviews
The inside of Sibeal Pounder's head must be a spectacular place! Full of colour and glitter and goo - and a bonkersly brilliant imagination! * Lesley Parr, author of The Valley of Lost Secrets and When the War Came Home *
I adored not-at-all normal Neon and her madcap adventure * Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series *
Neon's Secret Universe is exactly what the world needs right now; a glorious, galloping, life-affirming stampede of pure multi-coloured joy [...] Each and every page is a riot of stupendous silliness and breath-taking imagination. I want to go on holiday inside Sibeal Pounder's head * Chris Smith, author of Kid Normal, The Great Dream Robbery and Frankie Best Hates Quests *
Sibeal Pounder's books are the most fought over in our house. They've brought so much joy and laughter and Neon's Secret UNIverse is no exception. Fun, funny, magical and fizzing with imagination, my children and I have been pinching it off each other since it landed! * Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs *
Bright, bubbly and never knowingly normal, Neon's Secret Universe is a whirlwind of witty wonderful adventure! * Mo O'Hara, author of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and Agent Moose *
Neon's Secret Universe fizzes and pops with joyful hilarity. I laughed so much as I read it - and it made me want to become (the real kind of) unicorn! * Stephanie Burgis, author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart and The Raven Heir *
Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship * Hilary McKay on TINSEL *
This the most fun I've had reading a book in quite a while - the most inventive, crazy, yet hilarious read * Minerva Reads on WITCH WARS *
Fizzing with fun * Daily Mail on WITCH TRICKS *
You'll laugh your tail off - another winner from our favourite author * Rob Biddulph on BAD MERMAIDS *
[An] imaginative adventure that's as silly as it is magical * i *
Zany, funny and irrepressibly bright * BookTrust *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408894149
Author Sibeal Pounder
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
