Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training (Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures)

Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Shiver, Linger, Forever, and Sinner. Her novel The Scorpio Races was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association. The first book in The Raven Cycle, The Raven Boys, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and the second book, The Dream Thieves, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. The third book, Blue Lily, Lily Blue, received five starred reviews. The final book, The Raven King, received four. She is also an artist and musician. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. You can visit her online at maggiestiefvater.com.
Jackson Pearce is a bestselling author of books for young adult and middle-grade readers. Her favorite magical creature in the Pip series is the Flowerbeast. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gr 3–5—Pip Bartlett and her friend Tomas return in this sequel to Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures. In her latest outing, Pip heads to the Triple Trident Unicorn competition to help her aunt, but soon she and Tomas find themselves attempting to train a high-strung, fearful unicorn and trying to discover who is cutting off unicorn tails in the stables. While most of the plot focuses on Pip's rather humorous training of Regent Maximus and the addition of a number of new magical creatures, the mystery element imbues the story with a bit of seriousness. The book contains guide entries that feature black-and-white illustrations of the various magical creatures, but the placement of the drawings doesn't always line up with the text, making it necessary for readers to do some page flipping. VERDICT Those who enjoyed the previous title will be anxious to pick up this volume, and those who have not read the first installment will quickly find themselves immersed in Pip's world, charmed by the creatures and Pip and her friends and family.—Heather Webb, Worthington Libraries, OH