A children’s play (fable) about climate change and endangered creatures. Two sister Aardvarks arrive in the Fabled Forest by accident. Their travel agent, Time Portals to Your Next Adventure, malfunctions and instead of Australia, they are plopped down in Cheets’ clearing in the forest. Here they meet Donald, the fairie, Cheets, the elf, Emma, the farm-girl, Patsy, the banana spider and all the creatures that inhabit the mystical forest. Agnes and Annie are so ugly they’re cute. With their jaunty hats atop their weird heads, with their rabbit-like ears and short elephant type snouts, Emma and Donald are entranced. They set about helping the two aardvarks to complete their trip to Australia while helping other endangered species. But first the Portal must be repaired so it operates correctly.The Aardvarks are joined by the Painted Wild Dogs both are on the endangered species list. It is a dangerous lifestyle. In this fable children learn more about climate change, destroying habitat and about other endangered species and how we humans can help to protect them. The story teaches gentle lessons about climate change and endangered species. Ages: 3--12 "Bertie the Bookworm and the Bully Boys" an illustrated early chapter book for excited pre-novella readers. A cast of familiar but colorful magical forest characters parade through this gentle teaching tale about bullying, the value of literacy, and ageism. Nods to familiar fairytale characters weave in and out of the story gracefully, and is a good learning ground for all. Children of middle school age will enjoy this combination of fantasy and reality in a good manners and literacy teaching package. ~~ Midwest Book Review Emma and the Lost Unicorn is book I in the Fabled Forest Series, written for children ages 3-11, an illustrated early chapter book for excited young readers. A cast of familiar but colorful magical forest characters parade through this gentle teaching tale about friendship, the value of improving one's brain (with clever and fun riddles), and good winning over evil. All the Fabled Forest residents have seen the elusive Unicorn through the trees but few have met him. The Queen of the Fairies introduces Emma to him and the war of the riddles is on. The Fabled Forest is a good learning ground for all. Children of middle school age will enjoy this combination of fantasy and reality in a good manners and literacy teaching package. The colorful illustrations add just the right touch of mystery and fantasy to the story.' ~~ Midwest Book Review As with all of my stage plays this one is current being developed into a children's chapter book with charming, original illustrations. Trisha Sugarek has enjoyed atwenty year career writing stage plays, (after leaving an acting/directingcareer that spanned decades). She also writes fiction, children's books andpoetry. She expanded her body of work to include five children's books thatstarted as children's plays. (Samuel French, llc. Publisher) Fourteen novels,of which ten are a series of true crime mysteries. She has written a collectionof 35+, ten minute plays for the classroom.Trisha lives in Savannah, Georgia with a ridgeback hound, Miss Molly andPetey, a Yorkie mix and their two cats, Fiona and Barcode. All were rescued andadopted by Trisha.   writeratplay.com