title: If I Found a Wistful Unicorn: A Gift of Love
author: Ann Ashford
description: Peachtree's first release, If I Found a Wistful Unicorn: A Gift of Love (1978) by Ann Ashford, illus. by Bill Drath, extends a plethora of thoughtful propositions ("If I found a wistful unicorn and/ brought him to you, all forlorn.../ Would you pet him?") coupled with breezy watercolors. This hand-size volume is just right for presenting to someone special. All ages.<br />Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: _For my parents_
  
   _(and Schnippy, Chance, and Hund)_
  
   _—A.M.R._
  
  Chapter One
  
  Would You Rather
  
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  “Okay, I’ve got one,” my best friend Sadie said. “Would you rather have your
  own magic unicorn, but you have to keep it a secret, or have a regular horse
  that isn’t magic but everyone can know about it?”
  
  “The unicorn,” my other best friend, Isabel, said immediately. “Who wouldn’t
  choose the unicorn?”
  
  Sadie swallowed a mouthful of her peanut butter and banana sandwich. “I
  wouldn’t. I’d choose the horse so I could ride him to school and show him off
  to people and stuff. Horses aren’t magic but they’re still beautiful.” She
  looked at me. “What about you, Anna?”
  
  I chewed a slice of apple while I thought. This was a hard one. Sadie was
  really good at this game. “I’m not sure,” I said. “I’d love to have a unicorn,
  but I can’t keep secrets from Banana.” Banana always seems to know what I’m
  thinking. That’s part of what makes her the best dog ever.
  
  Sadie grinned. “