In the rolling hills of Scotland, a fluffy black Highland calf named Baxter is born with just one horn instead of two. The other calves laugh and point, and Baxter hides away, feeling alone and different.
One moonlit night he slips out of the gate and journeys past sparkling lochs to a faraway field - where two gentle older cows, Hamish and Honey, show him the truth about the horn on his head. He isn't just a cow with one horn. He's a Highland Unicorn.
Told in warm, gentle rhyme and paired with sweeping illustrations of the Scottish countryside, this is a story about teasing, courage and coming home again with your head held high. It ends where every child needs it to: back among the very calves who laughed, standing tall.
Includes a Baxter maze and a colouring page to bring the story to life.
Perfect for: children aged 3-7 · bedtime and classroom story time · any child who has ever felt they don't quite fit in · families who love Scotland, Highland cows and unicorns
Inspired by a real Highland cow called Baxter, who lives with Honey and Hamish at the Trossachs Woollen Mill near Callander, Scotland.