'The trouble started on the morning of Trumpet's first birthday, when a bump began to grow at the top of his forehead.' Until this moment, Trumpet has always been one of the gang. But when his forehead suddenly begins to sprout a horn, he finds himself isolated from the other horses. He is suddenly clumsy, getting his horn caught in trees and accidentally poking other horses in the eye. Trumpet is laughed at and then abandoned, and feels miserable for being so different. One day, however, fire breaks out in the barn and Trumpet is the only one who can lift the door lever - by using his horn! He saves the day and everyone realises that being different is SUPER! And this is only the beginning of Trumpet's story...

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Simon & Schuster .

Lucille Colandro has written many books for children including the There Was An Old Lady series illustrated by Jared Lee. Jared Lee has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers. He has received awards from the Society of Illustrators, the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association, the National Cartoonists Society, and others. He lives in Ohio with his wife and a menagerie of dogs, cats, ponies, ducks, and a few unknown creatures.