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Dear Mr. Coville,
I hope all is well with you, and I’m happy to say that we’ve met before! According to your signature in my Unicorn Chronicles book (the beautiful hardcover one with the first 2 volumes included), you were at my elementary school in 2007. I’m almost 30 now and I still cherish the memory!
I was thrilled to meet you and hear your presentation! I loved your books and dreamed of becoming an author/illustrator. I haven’t become an author yet, but I am happily living a different dream of being a music lesson teacher!
I wonder if you can guess what instrument a lover of unicorns would play? One of the most magical instruments of all, the harp! But the best part of my job is that I get to spend time with so many wonderful people every day. Some of my students will tell me in great detail about the books they’re reading, which is always a delight!
I gifted your collection “A Glory of Unicorns” to one of my young students earlier this year. I found it at a thrift bookstore and had originally planned to keep it for my own collection. But upon learning that my student was being pressured to grow out of unicorns by her mean nanny, I felt like she needed it much more than I did! I’m so glad I happened to have that book on hand to lift her spirits and reassure her that you don’t have to grow out of unicorns at any age!
I’ve been revisiting books from my childhood and just ordered the box set of The Unicorn Chronicles. I had no idea there were more volumes and I’m looking forward to diving back into it! I also just started reading Jeremy Thatcher again, and only 30 pages in it has already made me smile so much.
Thank you for being an inspiration and sharing so many wonderful stories with the world!
Wishing you all the best,
Caitlin
I hope all is well with you, and I’m happy to say that we’ve met before! According to your signature in my Unicorn Chronicles book (the beautiful hardcover one with the first 2 volumes included), you were at my elementary school in 2007. I’m almost 30 now and I still cherish the memory!
I was thrilled to meet you and hear your presentation! I loved your books and dreamed of becoming an author/illustrator. I haven’t become an author yet, but I am happily living a different dream of being a music lesson teacher!
I wonder if you can guess what instrument a lover of unicorns would play? One of the most magical instruments of all, the harp! But the best part of my job is that I get to spend time with so many wonderful people every day. Some of my students will tell me in great detail about the books they’re reading, which is always a delight!
I gifted your collection “A Glory of Unicorns” to one of my young students earlier this year. I found it at a thrift bookstore and had originally planned to keep it for my own collection. But upon learning that my student was being pressured to grow out of unicorns by her mean nanny, I felt like she needed it much more than I did! I’m so glad I happened to have that book on hand to lift her spirits and reassure her that you don’t have to grow out of unicorns at any age!
I’ve been revisiting books from my childhood and just ordered the box set of The Unicorn Chronicles. I had no idea there were more volumes and I’m looking forward to diving back into it! I also just started reading Jeremy Thatcher again, and only 30 pages in it has already made me smile so much.
Thank you for being an inspiration and sharing so many wonderful stories with the world!
Wishing you all the best,
Caitlin
Reply by Bruce Coville
Hi, Caitlin -
Many thanks for this delightful message! It means a great deal to me to hear from adults who read and loved my books as kids, and still remember them now with such fondness even today.
The harp is indeed one of the most magical of instruments . . . congratulations on that choice!
It also delights me to know that you can return to JEREMY THATCHER and still read it with pleasure. (C. S. Lewis said that a good children's book is one that can be read with equal pleasure by an intelligent adult!)
I loved your reason for giving A GLORY OF UNICORNS to that young student! A perfect counter measure to the nasty nanny!
Thanks for the book order. I hope you noticed the temporary out of stock message (it's in fairly small type, which is annoying but how the inventory program announces it). We have all but book 5 in stock right now, and we should have that one in a couple of weeks. As soon as it arrives I'll sign the books and ship your order.
Best wishes for a wonderful 2026!
BC
Many thanks for this delightful message! It means a great deal to me to hear from adults who read and loved my books as kids, and still remember them now with such fondness even today.
The harp is indeed one of the most magical of instruments . . . congratulations on that choice!
It also delights me to know that you can return to JEREMY THATCHER and still read it with pleasure. (C. S. Lewis said that a good children's book is one that can be read with equal pleasure by an intelligent adult!)
I loved your reason for giving A GLORY OF UNICORNS to that young student! A perfect counter measure to the nasty nanny!
Thanks for the book order. I hope you noticed the temporary out of stock message (it's in fairly small type, which is annoying but how the inventory program announces it). We have all but book 5 in stock right now, and we should have that one in a couple of weeks. As soon as it arrives I'll sign the books and ship your order.
Best wishes for a wonderful 2026!
BC