It's an age old story of two ordinary friends who see the extraordinary in each other and wind up making each other's dreams come true. Told in anime-like pictures by English illustrator Heather Parrott, Byron von Rosenberg's new book, Dale the Uniclyde: An Adventure in Friendship connects with the soul much like "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen. Told in rhyming verse, the story narrates the life of Dale, a unicorn Clydesdale born with wings far too tiny to fly whose unique qualities are only appreciated by a lowly stableboy. The results of their friendship, however, are joyful and true, and leave the reader with both a smile and a tear, and perhaps a remembrance of the special friends in his or her own life. It is a coming of age poem that all ages will enjoy.