The Great Unicorn Rescue

Louella and her friends live on the edge of an enchanted forest, where every child has their own magical unicorn, who even accompany them to school. Louella’s unicorn is called Norrie whose special feature is to shine a bright beam of light into the forest whenever Louella is feeling scared of the dark. She knows that with Norrie by her side, she need never be afraid.

Louella’s teacher is planning an adventure for the whole class to go and watch the fireflies, but when they are ready to go into the forest, Norrie is nowhere to be found. Louella begs for them to wait a little longer but becomes more and more worried the longer they wait. Where could she be? As she imagines her friend in trouble, can Louella overcome her fear of the dark forest and help find Norrie?

This bright and colourful picture book is a sweet, enchanting story of friendship and facing your fears. Each page is packed full of beautiful, illustrated details, from tiny fairies shooting stars through the sky or cheeky forest animals peeping out from behind a tree, giving young (and older) readers something new and exciting to find on each re-reading. Although award-winner Ewen has illustrated many acclaimed picture books previously, this is her first publication as author/illustrator and this glorious and magical world surely has the potential to share more stories of other children and their special friends in the future. We know that unicorns are a firm favourite everywhere and these happy characters are guaranteed to capture many a young heart.