Amy Young

Amy Young has written and illustrated many picture books for children; she has also illustrated books by other authors. Her most recent series, A Unicorn Named Sparkle, includes five books about a spunky unicorn who looks a lot like a goat. A Unicorn Named Sparkle was featured in the School Library Journal list of "June 2016 Popular Picks," and was also chosen as “Amazon July Best Books of the Month.” The most exotic form of recognition came in 2014, when Amy was invited to China to speak to educators about children’s literacy issues, and to meet with parents, children and literacy groups to discuss her popular Belinda the Ballerina series (which remains wildly popular in China). Amy trained as a fine artist at Yale and received an MFA in painting from Indiana University. When she is not writing or illustrating, Amy plays the Irish fiddle, reads, and spends time with her charming husband and lovely friends. She also spends a fair amount of time trying to convince people that Sparkle is a unicorn, not a goat. Visit Amy’s website at amyyoungart.com. For fun Sparkle-related activities, and to see a Sparkle trailer, go to aunicornnamedsparkle.com.