Margaret's Unicorn

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There are many books out there aimed at unicorn-loving little girls, but this book is so much more and so much better than that. I bought this as a gift for my niece, but I was so disappointed by the story that I don't even think it's worth being gifted.

The illustrations are so beautiful and lovely and I just fell in love with this story for the illustrations alone! The story ends well, although if I’m honest I was a little disappointed with how things finished in the end for the Margaret and the unicorn. Scotch broom also flowers year-round in British Columbia, where it has naturalized as an invasive species, but this didn't bug me as much as the wrong species (conkers vs. One autumn, young Margaret moves with her mom and dad to a stone cottage out in the faraway mountains so they can be close to her aging grandmother.Margaret, lonely and in need of a friend, brings him home and cares for him through the fall and winter. The story has some real magic to it with the unicorn looking so cute, the secret to its glowing horn being told, as well as what happens as Margaret bonds with the cute little creature over the autumn and winter months. Then one misty day, watching a cloud of seeming unicorns fly by, she discovers a baby unicorn in the grass, apparently left behind by the herd. She brings it home, and everyone in the family has a hand in helping to raise it during the year the unicorn herd is gone--Grandmother, Mom, and Dad, besides Margaret.

They find it the right kind of food (flowers from the florist) and the right kind of water (water touched by moonlight). Luckily, Margaret's grandmother knows all about unicorns and the entire family makes sure both Margaret and her new friend enjoy a cozy, memorable winter together. This is probably the best picture book I've read all year, and the strongest unicorn book I've ever read.After they're gone, Margaret finds a baby unicorn tangled in the weeds and she brings it home to winter with her in the old stone cottage.

A little girl finds and takes care of a lost baby unicorn in this beautiful and utterly transporting picture book. This is a definite must-read for unicorn lovers, as well as those looking for stories about magic, friendship, and adapting to a new home. Margaret’s family is sensitive and loving as she struggles to adjust to life in a new town and it made me so happy that they accept the magic that Margaret encounters in her life when she finds a baby unicorn accidentally left behind when the herd passed through their quiet countryside. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.The setting of the story, in fact, looks decidedly Scottish, with its hills full of thistles and heather.

The day they move into the big, empty place with its weird smells, Margaret's mother puts a thermos of hot chocolate into Margaret's hands and sends her out to explore within the agreed-upon boundaries. Margaret takes it upon herself to care for the little creature, even though she knows saying goodbye will be hard. A heart-warming story of friendship and kindness brought to magical life by Briony May Smith’s enchanting characters and breath taking coastal landscapes.Briony May Smith is a British illustrator who specialises in children's books, concept art and character designs in Animation and Advertising. An online friend brought my attention to this one, last year, but I had to wait a while until my public library obtained a copy. A perfect gift for the unicorn lovers in your life, this lovely and utterly transporting picture book tells the story of what every little girl wishes would happen to her: a girl finds and takes care of a lost baby unicorn. Another page shows and tells you, that you can tell it is spring because the gorse bushes have just started to flower.