Book Club in a Bag: Phoebe and Her Unicorn

Take-and-make kits; craft kits; programs to go: whatever your library calls these programs in a bag that have become a staple of no-contact offerings, one thing is fairly standard: these kits are well loved, but they take time to make. I love creating materials for kits and thinking about how a family might interact with program materials at home. I’ve introduced a new pair of kits for ages 6-11 in January 2021: Book Club in a Bag. This week’s feature: Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson.

The Book Club in a Bag kits look a bit different from some of my previous kits. Instead of focusing on just one book universe, these kits each feature four characters, hopefully some old favorites as well as some new, diverse characters.

In January, these featured characters included (links provided as the bag contents are shared on Book Cart Queens):

Ages 6-8:
- Elephant and Piggie (Mo Willems)
- Mindy Kim (Lyla Lee)
- Yasmin (Saadia Faruqi)
- Azaleah Lane (Nikki Shannon Smith)
Ages 8-11
- Wings of Fire (Tui T. Sutherland)
- New Kid (Jerry Craft)
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn (Dana Simpson)
- Shuri (Nic Stone)

Check out these additional Book Club in a Bag Kits (links added as posts are created):

– Narwhal & Jelly (Ben Clanton)
– Pete the Cat (James Dean & Eric Litwin)
– Sadiq (Siman Nurrali)
– Zoey & Sassafras (Asia Citro)
– Tristan Strong (Kwambe Mbalia)
– Last Kids on Earth (Max Brallier)
– Two Truths and a Lie (Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson
– Lumberjanes

Each bag contains some repeated resources:

List of kit contents
List of books in the featured series
List of readalike books
Discussion questions
Swag item (button, sticker, bookmark)
1-3 crafts, games, activities

Phoebe and Her Unicorn Kit

The Phoebe and Her Unicorn Kit can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d like. Most of this kit can be re-created simply using a printer, with the addition of extra items depending on your budget.

Want to use make a Phoebe and Her Unicorn Kit at your library? Download the PDFs at the links below, or write a comment or send an email (bookcartqueens@gmail.com) for editable files.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn General Materials

Each bag contains some of the same basic materials, and the Phoebe and Her Unicorn kit is no different.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn Bookmark – All Books

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Phoebe and Her Unicorn Bookmark – Readalikes

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The Phoebe and Her Unicorn readalike bookmark features these titles:

The Amazing Crafty Cat by Charise Mericle Harper
Bird & Squirrel: All or Nothing by James Burks
Grumpy Unicorn: Why Me? by Joey Spiotto
Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon
Lights, Camera, Middle School! by Jennifer Holm
Lumberjanes 1, Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters
Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Volume 1: BFF by Amy Reeder, Brandon Monctlare
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
Pacey Packer: Unicorn Tracker by J.C. Phllipps
Pea, Bee, & Jay, Volume 1: Stuck Together by Brian “Smitty” Smith
Peanut, Butter, & Crackers Volume 1: Puppy Problems by Paige Braddock

Phoebe and Her Unicorn Discussion Questions

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The Phoebe and Her Unicorn Discussion Questions include:

Are you more of a Phoebe or a Marigold Heavenly Nostrils?
Phoebe was granted a magical wish when she rescued Marigold. If you had one magical wish, what would you wish for?
Most of the Phoebe and Her Unicorn books are collections of comic strips. What makes this book different than other graphic novels you have read?
How does the friendship between Phoebe and Marigold change and grow throughout the series? How do you see that difference in the illustrations and the text?
When the story starts, do you like Phoebe and Marigold equally? How does that change?

Phoebe and Her Unicorn Swag – 1″ Buttons

This bag also included 5 1″ Phoebe and Her Unicorn buttons. Download a printable PDF to make them yourself here.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn Crafts, Games, and More

This particular bag included three activities: a drawing guide, a unicorn bookmark craft, and a unicorn puppet craft.

The drawing guide borrowed heavily from the resources available on the Publisher website. Find more of those here.

Download the ready-to-print drawing guide here:

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Unicorn Crafts

We also included the supplies to make a unicorn puppet craft and a unicorn bookmark. The two crafts needed a set of instructions, glue dots, a piece of white cardstock, and shared unicorn accessories sheets. Kids were encouraged to design their own unicorn pieces, but they could choose from the included pieces if they preferred.

Book Club in a Bag: Phoebe and Her Unicorn