It begins with a skipped stone that clonks a unicorn square in the face. That unicorn, the gloriously vain Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, owes Phoebe a wish, and Phoebe spends it on a most improbable prize: a best friend. Dana Simpson's daily strip follows a nine-year-old daydreamer and her mythical companion through school, sleepovers, and the ordinary business of growing up, with Marigold's serene ego bouncing off Phoebe's restless imagination. Beneath the gags about awesomeness runs a warm study of two lonely souls who happened to find each other.