Heather Ayris Burnell

It's so many people's favorite library time of the year--Summer Reading time! If you haven't done it yet, get yourself down to y...

Unicorn and Yeti Fun and Games just released , and inside you get to see the cover of book 9! Razzle Dazzle is set to release in September 2...

Hello! I seem to have taken a very long break from my blog here. It's my first blog post of 2023 and it's on the last day of the yea...

The Unicorn and Yeti team has been working hard to put the finishing touches on book six, Together--virtually of course, and it has been so ...

Book Joy Live happens every week and I love watching when I can. John Schu has so much enthusiasm for books and I always learn about some gr...

  Hey, hey, it's an exciting day!  Unicorn and Yeti book 5, Fair and Square, is out into the world! As you can see from the book cover, ...

The Scholastic On Our Minds blog featured my Yeti craft. I feel so fancy! I hope that I get to see some of the Yetis that the kids make! htt...

Illustration by the amazing  Hazel Quintanilla ! Did you know that there is an International Unicorn Day? Isn't that fabulous?! Hear...

Hello friends, I hope that you are all being very careful and staying safe! I have some news I've been holding off on sharing. It f...

As a parent, librarian, and children's book author I absolutely love book-related crafts. They're a great way to extend a story...

I'm so excited! I now have an updated, professional-looking website! The one I build for myself was... fine. But my daughter ( Ellama...

It has been so much fun writing the first three Unicorn and Yeti books !  Katie Carella at Scholastic is the best editor I could ever...

Unicorn and Yeti book 3 releases today! Friends Rock makes the Unicorn and Yeti series a sparkly trio of books for kids who are learn...

Unicorn and Yeti Book 2 – A Good Team, is set to release in July and I am thrilled that Kirkus gave it a good review! “Quintanilla’s ...

Woohoo! Unicorn and Yeti received a Kirkus review! It’s my first ever so I’m extra excited, and it’s a good one too. My favorite quote: “Sp...

I’m so excited to share the news! Scholastic is launching a brand new line and a book I wrote, UNICORN AND YETI: SPARKLY NEW FRIENDS is p...

What has happened? I've unwittingly abandoned my little blog that I started so many years ago at the encouragement of my wonderful criti...