Once Upon a Unicorn Horn

by Beatrice Blue

Do you know how unicorns got their horns It all began once upon a magic forest, when a little girl called June discovered tiny horses learning how to fly in her garden. But one of the poor horses couldn’t fly at all! So, with the help of her parents, June thought of a very sweet and very delicious way to make her new friend happy. I wonder what it could have been…  This first title in a new picture-book series explaining how magical creatures got their distinguishing features is packed full of humour and heart (with a tiny touch of ice cream). 

Genres: Picture Books, Fantasy, Unicorns, Childrens, Magic, Friendship, Storytime

40 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2019

About the author

I am an Author and Art Director working both on publishing and the animation industry.

Author of “Once Upon a Dragon’s fire”; “Wonder, the art and practice of Beatrice Blue”; "Once Upon a Mermaid's tail"; and the critically acclaimed “Once Upon a Unicorn Horn”.

Recently Art Directed "Wolfboy and the Everything Factory" for Apple TV+

Some other companies I've worked with are Dreamworks TV, Hasbro, Procreate, Harper Collins, Nickelodeon, Square-Enix or Lonely Planet and among many others.

Currently working on my next author/illustrator picture book with Quarto an illustrating an upcoming book with Penguin Random House.

For enquiries please contact me here or email me at: info.beatriceblue@gmail.com

Reviews

[Beckee❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this to my 4yo and my 6yo as their bedtime story the other night and my, oh my... this book is beautiful. Its such a lovely, sweet story about friendship and holds such an important message that being a late bloomer amongst friends isn't a bad thing and the illustrations, oh my, the illustrations are absolutely stunning😩the copy we got included a poster and I'm going to frame it for my daughters bedroom wall, it's honestly stunning.

[Stay Fetters · Rating 4 out of 5]

"My magic is deep inside. I don't need a wand to fly."

This was the absolute sweetest book and it filled my little black heart with love.

No matter the task, friends will always be there for you no matter what. Love it. ♥

[Geo Kwnstantinou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Όμορφη ιστορία κ πολύ ωραία εικονογράφηση.

[Paula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geras iškart sužinai iš kur atsirado vienaragiai.👍

[La Coccinelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is sort of mythology in a blender. I'm not sure it works.

A little girl named June finds a bunch of magical baby horses who are learning to fly. One of them, however, seems to be having trouble. June gets really worried about this, and tells her parents. They come up with a solution that seems to have nothing to do with anything, the baby horse learns to fly, magic horses decide to wear horns on their heads to honour June (this is where unicorns come from), and June realizes she's full of magic.

It's really kind of disjointed. I'm not sure what ice cream cones have to do with flying. And unicorns--as far as I know--don't fly.

The pictures, however, are adorable. June in her bunny cape is cute, and the little horses look cuddly and sweet. There's a luminescent quality to some of the illustrations that's lovely.

I just wish the pictures had a stronger story to go with them.

[Milton Public Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

Follow this unique fable about how unicorns got their horns and the little girl who helped them along the way. It is so fun to read this story about friendship and magic. My daughter loved it and really enjoyed the wonderfulpictures. This picture book is equal parts fantasy, whimsy, and wonder. I am a big fan of Beatric Blue's stories and illustrations, and this book does not disappoint! Any kids will enjoy this magical tale!

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[Ivy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute pictures. Mama and I played "I Spy" with this book after reading it.

[Moonkiszt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Featured in a grandma reads session.

My reading group consists of 8 stellar humans. Seven are male. One is female. Whenever I worry that all our reading leaning toward the Seven, I ask her to whisper what she'd like me to bring to our zoom meetings. I get the same response. "bring me unicorns, please."

I have, and this book filled the bill perfectly. Even the Seven stayed interested. The magic horses in this tale wear horns in honor of a day when a little girl was a good friend.

3 stars, each with a horn on their heads.

[Ugnė Lukošienė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graži, įdomi, smaikšti pasakėlę apie draugystę ir norus!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The magical Scandinavian-fairy-like setting/vibe is really what makes this picture book so appealing.

[Artemis Crescent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you know how unicorns got their horns?



A very cute and magical children's picture book. Like a mixture of 'Where the Wild Things Are' (the little girl June is imaginative and wears a white bunny type costume and goes out exploring into the wild, only here it's more literal), a light pinch of 'The Tea Dragon Society', and a kids' fairy tale, in a good sense.

A forest, a "magic wand", a treehouse, little flying horses, ice cream, and oh yes, unicorns - what more could a child want? The art is delightful and precious.

And June's parents are total hippies. It's great.

Final Score: 4/5

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a lovely story about friendship, imagination and magic. It’s a sweet story about where unicorns came from and a fun idea about why they have horns. I would read this book to FS or KS1 children as a read aloud story. The illustrations are very detailed and enjoyable to explore. There are also positive themes of family, support and friendship as well as worry and disappointed which could lead to good discussions as a class.

[Mama ir vaikas skaito · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Kartą gyveno vienaragis be rago" - labai gražių iliustracijų, tokia jauki ir idiliška knyga apie mergaitės ir stebuklingo arkliuko, norinčio skraidyti, draugystę. Gražiai pavaizduoti tėvų ir dukrytės santykiai, vaiko vaizduotė, gerumas ir noras padėti. Labai gražus viršelis su spindinčiais elementais. Galėtų būti įdomi iki 6-7 metų, mano vertinimu.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BOOK IS SO CUTE!! I love it so much. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and awesome.
The story is so sweet and magical. Adorable. Highly recommend this book.

[Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A story about believing in yourself, magic and unicorns!

June finds some flying horses except on of them is sad and can’t fly. Using some magic and some help from her parents she is able to help this flying horse fly by giving him a horn and creating unicorns!

A nice message that magic comes from inside of you and you can do anything you want to!

[Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute heartwarming story with lovely fitting art.

[M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muy cuqui 😭 no es mi estilo de dibujo favorito (aunque los paisajes 🌸🌺🌹🌷💐) ni la historia es lo más original pero es todo cuquísimo así que...
Buen regalo de amigo invisible de mi parte jejej

[Krista · Rating 5 out of 5]

The loveliest of illustrations and a really cute story.

I'm thinking I could definitely use this for storytime.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute and sweet with cute art!

[Kaylen Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magical and very sweet! The little horsies are adorable!!

[Béatrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

C'est surment le conte le plus mignon au monde 💖

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most wonderful illustrations and a very cute story!

[Katrín Rós]

Very cute and I love the art-style!

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The text is cute, but Beatrice's Blue's art is the horn on top that sets this work apart from the rest of the herd.

[Mollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little short, but very sweet!

[Claire Holmes]

cute! so cute!!!

[Jen: She Likes BigBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful story about believing. I love unicorns and I believe!

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are so many books about unicorns, but I think this is the first one that I have seen that specifically addresses their horns. All I need to know is do you believe in magic like I do?

[Patricia N. McLaughlin · Rating 2 out of 5]

The weird, rabbit-like renderings of the “unicorns” are strange enough without the unfortunate revelation of the morphogenesis of the alicorn, which is indeed a “disaster.” Wee ones will be entertained by the colorful illustrations of joyful June and her imaginary “little horsies,” and adults will appreciate the positive concluding message: “My magic is deep inside. I don’t need a wand to fly.”

[Kimberly Kimmel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once Upon a Unicorn’s Horn is written by Beatrice Blue. The genre of this book is fantasy fiction and picture book. This book appeals to children ages two through six. The book is about a little girl named June that finds a magic horse and the horse is sad because he cannot fly like his siblings (the other magic horses). June tries to help him fly and nothing works, so they are both sad. The next day, June brought ice cream to her new friend to cheer him up and the cone fell on his head, he made all this movement and was able to start flying. They then called all magic horses unicorns. I rated this book 4/5 stars because I like the book and think it is a cute book, but it could use a little improvement in the flow of the book. However, the book has a great plot, characters, and theme. The book has great illustrations and is full of vibrant colors. This book is appealing to young children because of the colors in the book and most little girls love unicorns. It is a nice book and I recommend it.