Ink-a-Dink Bookstore August Giveaway ~ Celebrating Unicorns ~ Meet Unico

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Ink-a-Dink Bookstore August Giveaway Alert: Celebrating All Things Unicorns!Thanks to Scholastic and Graphix for making this giveaway possible!📖 Unico: Awakenings (Volume 1): An Original Manga<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1720/9781546110460" title="https://bookshop.org/a/1720/9781546110460" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> 📖 Unico: Hunted (Volume 2): An Original Manga</a> <h3>🎟 How to Enter:</h3>Register here on Eventbrite for Free to be automatically entered to win.ORSubscribe to <a href="https://www.childressink.com/i/register" title="https://www.childressink.com/i/register" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ink-a-Dink Newsletter</a> for more, including advance notice on futurej. giveaways!For double entrees, share this event on your favorite social platform and tag Childress Ink or Ink-a-Dink.No purchase necessary. <h3>📅 Giveaway Timeline:</h3>🗓 Opens: Aug. 1, 2025 ⏳ Entries Close: Aug. 31, 2025Don’t miss out—spread the word and join the fun! 📚✨Special thanks to Scholastic for making this event possible. PRODUCT DETAILS📖 Unico: Awakenings (Volume 1): An Original MangaAn adventure across space and time awaits!"A spellbinding masterpiece." -- Dav Pilkey, #1 bestselling creator of Dog ManUNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure.In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico's love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both!Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO: Awakening is a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved story by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga." With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, UNICO is a brilliant manga series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!Genre/BISAC: Juvenile Fiction / Comics &amp; Graphic Novels / MangaScholastic/Graphix, Aug. 2024, Ages 8-12, $12.99, 9781339036342 📖 Unico: Hunted (Volume 2): An Original MangaOsamu Tezuka (Created by), Samuel Sattin, Gurihiru (Illustrated by) Still hunted by Venus, Unico befriends a sickly girl imprisoned by an evil robotic machine.Lost in space and time, Unico awakens in an abandoned factory town. Saved by the resourceful mouse, Garapachi, Unico befriends Chiko, a human girl. But he soon learns that a sinister force is at work in the town's factory, bent on killing all living things. Meanwhile, Venus unleashes a fierce hunter who will stop at nothing to find Unico. Can Unico save Chiko? Can the West Wind save Unico?Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO: Hunted is the second volume in a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved manga by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga." With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, UNICO is a brilliant series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!Scholastic/Graphix, July 2025, Ages 8-12, $12.99, 9781546110484About the Creators:<a href="https://tezukaosamu.net/en/" title="https://tezukaosamu.net/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Osamu Tezuka </a>(1928-1989) was a visionary Japanese cartoonist, animator, and film producer. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions revolutionized Japanese comics and anime and he is often honored as the "God of Manga." <a href="https://www.samuelsattin.com/" title="https://www.samuelsattin.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Samuel Sattin</a> is an American writer. His books include the Eisner-nominated Buzzing, Side Quest, The Silent End, and (as co-author) both A Kid's Guide to Anime &amp; Manga and The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces. He has also adapted the Academy Award-nominated films WolfWalkers, Song of the Sea, and The Secret of Kells to the graphic novel format. He graduated with an MFA in comics from the California College of the Arts and works as a studio writer for Schulz Creative Associates, aka Snoopy Central. Samuel resides with his wife in San Francisco, and travels frequently to Japan. <a href="https://www.samuelsattin.com/" title="https://www.samuelsattin.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Gurihiru </a>is an Eisner Award-winning illustration team based out of Saitama, Japan. Though widely known for their work in American comics, they also work in games, manga, and anime in Japan. Their clients include Disney Japan, Nintendo, Square Enix, Tsuburaya Production, and many others. Major works include It's Jeff, Superman Smashes the Klan, Gwenpool, The Unstoppable Wasp, and Spider-Man &amp; Venom: Double Trouble.

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