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. 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.

Margaret takes it upon herself to care for the little creature, even though she knows saying goodbye will be hard. It’s not a bad ending at all, and in fact Margaret grows through the story and I like how she ends up making a new friend, but I felt like that last page with Margaret and the unicorn ended a little sadly, and if I’m honest, it felt like the author wasn’t really sure how to finish the story so just ended it too fast and in a way which could have been more magical. As the author's “About” blurb said she still looks for unicorns, it also seems to contradict her own personal belief.

They vanish as quickly as they’d appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds. A little girl finds and takes care of a lost baby unicorn in this beautiful and utterly transporting picture book. I found it absolutely delightful, appreciating both the sensitively told, ultimately heartwarming tale, and the charming, expressive artwork.

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.Another page shows and tells you, that you can tell it is spring because the gorse bushes have just started to flower. Two minor disappointing details, the text for one illustration tells you they are picking up and feeling a horse chestnut but the whole page illustration shows you a sweet chestnut tree and sweet chestnut, which looks very different and one is edible and the other isn't. 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. Her Author-Illustrated picture book, 'Margaret's Unicorn,' publishes this year with Schwartz and Wade Books.

I also greatly appreciated the fact that Margaret didn't get to "keep" the unicorn - that he is depicted as a wild and free magical being, one that might need help from time to time, but that must be allowed to rejoin his kind. The use of light in these illustrations is so beautiful that you can almost feel the sun on your skin. A heart-warming story of friendship and kindness brought to magical life by Briony May Smith’s enchanting characters and breath taking coastal landscapes.She is the author-illustrator of Imelda and the Goblin King, and the illustrator of The Giant's Necklace, written by Michael Morpurgo and Tooth Fairy in Training written by Michelle Robinson. One day while out exploring near her home, Margaret sees something in the sky that looks like clouds, but then realises it must be unicorns in the sky. Margaret and the unicorn are there for one another when they both feel alone and friendless, but they both grow through the year and new relationships await. Having lost friends for a variety of reasons, I found this resonated with me a little more deeply than I would have hoped, but sometimes we need that.

The illustrations are beautiful, a book about unicorns makes you fear the worst, lilac, pale pink, sparkly stuff, none of that to be seen here thankfully, lovely scenes of Scottish rural life. I also didn't appreciate the implications of losing the magic in your life as you grow up or make new friends. A heart-warming story of friendship and kindness brought to magical life by Briony May Smith's enchanting characters and breathtaking coastal landscapes. Now I know what the author was going for, but the way it was written sounded an awful lot like the unicorn ate Margaret's hand off. Since then, she has been shortlisted for the British Comic Awards and has twice been highly commended for the Macmillan Children's Prize.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. Kui see raamat oleks mu lapsepõlve ükssarvikufaasis ilmunud, oleks see kindlasti sütitanud veelgi suuremaid unistusi. Margaret’s Unicorn’ is a bigger than A4 in size and is filled with thick matt pages of some lovely illustrations and text. Margaret, lonely and in need of a friend, brings him home and cares for him through the autumn and winter. The setting of the story, in fact, looks decidedly Scottish, with its hills full of thistles and heather.