The Last Unicorn on the Prairies

Dosi Cotroneo is a freelance writer living in Manotick, Ontario.

How could a rooster possibly moo? Just what does a unicorn look like?
According to the unicorn watcher’s song, “A Unicorn looks like a
little grey horse, / With a waving tail like a lion of course! / But
what’s most important for you to know? / One diamond hard horn on her
head does grow, / One single sharp horn with a bright coloured glow!”
As for the other question....

At the McNair farm, five farm animals (a rooster, a cow, a dog, a cat,
and a horse) need to find a unicorn so that they can get some gold or a
wish that will save their farmer from his money troubles. They leave in
search of a unicorn, embarking on a wild journey full of adventure,
danger, courage, and mystery. As they follow the hoof prints of a
unicorn across the southern Manitoba prairies, they realize that
they’ll have to be especially quiet to catch him, so they take out all
of their voices and put them in a box. Their search takes them into the
woods, where they stumble upon a little grey horse wearing a top hat.
When a burst of wind blows the hat away to reveal that this is the
unicorn, the farmyard five stare in disbelief as the creature races
away. Now it’s time to retrieve their voices, but, unbeknownst to
them, they’ve gotten all mixed up. Now the rooster moos, the dog
meows, and the cat barks.

Chock full of humor, action, fantasy, wordplay, and vibrant
illustrations, this fun book will be an enjoyable read for children.
Author Rick McNair is a storyteller and co-founder of Quest Theatre for
young audiences. Chris McVarish-Younger is a graduate of Red River
College’s Illustration program; The Last Unicorn on the Prairies is
her first children’s book and it was nominated for the 2003 Manuela
Dias Best Illustrated Book of the Year Award. Recommended.