Unicorns Come At Night

By Pauline T Gallagher

Unicorns Come at Night is a story about the loss of a beloved horse, named Chestnut. Jill, a teenager, has rode Chestnut in many competitions and her bedroom is filled with medals and memories. The passing of Chestnut is indeed a sad event, but the idea of the “Happy Hunting Grounds” is included in the story. The Native American Indians believed in an afterlife for themselves where hunting was plentiful.
In this story, the afterlife is simply named “The Place”. There is no hunting. Animals and humans live in peace. Jill goes to bed with a heavy heart. She hears Chestnut calling to her.
Outside the barn, Jill witnesses an incredible event. Before her eyes, a beautiful white unicorn descends from the starlit sky and walks gracefully into the barn. Jill follows. The reader has to ask if Jill is dreaming this event or is she fully awake. Even if it is a dream, what could be the purpose of a unicorn visiting a dying horse? This is a story with a wonderful twist before it ends. It is guaranteed to bring joy and hope to the reader.
All children’s books by of Pauline Gallagher children’s offer a related bonus feature. This particular bonus is about the relatives of the horse: wild and domesticated donkeys, mules, (Jacks and Mollys). There are facts, images and a story told by Polly who is a Molly!
ALL Children’s books by Pauline Gallagher offer a related bonus feature. This Bonus feature is “Horses, Donkeys and Mules.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pauline T Gallagher
• Release date: Oct 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370521180

Pauline T Gallagher

I was born in Ireland, lived in England and Australia and finally settled down in Canada. I retired as an elementary and high school teacher and now I house and pet sit. This is our fourth year of pet sitting and the assignments have taken us to Britain, Europe, Tahiti, Australia and New Zealand. I always travel with my laptop. I blog children’s stories daily on http://childrenandteensstoriestomotivateandinspire.com -Some years ago I wrote several children’s stories without an artist. They were taken by Annex Press, Toronto to two publishing conferences in New York. They lost the contract, but stated my books were very publishable and not to ‘give up.’ One of my stories, “Mrs. Claus and the November Visit,” won in the Canadian Library Competition. It chooses short stories across Canada and publishes them in a yearly anthology called “Winners Circle.” Mine was the only children’s story selected. -Fast forward to 2016 and the opportunity to use images from the copyright free Public Domain site. Now, I have four stories ready to become ebooks by end of October, 2016. They are: --Mrs. Claus and the November Visit --Belinda’s Dandelion (about bullying) --Unicorns Come at Night (about the death of a pet) -- The Bouncing Blue Ball ( a fun story). The following stories are almost ready.... --The Incredible Show and Tell Story ---Difference Spring Breaks --Look Who is Helping Bo Beep Find Her Sheep --Ranger Jabauri and the Serengetti Plain Please visit my daily blogged children’s site that also provides more details and short extracts from these books. Thank you Pauline Gallagher

Book preview

UNICORNS COME AT NIGHT

by

Pauline Gallagher, M.Ed.

Bonus: Article on Horses, Mules and Donkeys

as well as Fun Facts.

Author of

Gentle Journeys for Children

Published by Progressive Education, India.

Copyright 2016 • All Rights Reserved • ISBN 9731017-1-2.

Smashwords Edition

Pauline was born in Ireland and has lived in England and Australia. She has taught literature in High School and enjoys the challenge of daily blogging. Pauline has enjoyed success with many of her children’s stories.

(i) BELINDA’S DANDELION is one of her many stories originally published in her book, Gentle Journeys: Stories of Awareness for Children.

This collection was published by Progressive Education, India and sold to Indian schools. (ISBN 9731017-1-2).

(ii) Another story in Gentle Journeys called MRS. CLAUS AND THE NOVEMBER VISIT published in Winner’s Circle 6 (an Anthology of Short Stories) published by Canadian Authors Association – (ISBN 0-969035-9-7).

(iii) GRUMBLEGROG THE GIANT, also published in "Gentle Journey’s won first prize for adult entry in the Ontario Catholic Teachers’ Literary Contest, 1996.

Pauline lives north of Toronto, Canada surrounded by brown bears, raccoons and fir trees.

Reviews from An Author, Editor and CBC Broadcaster.

1. Pauline Gallagher is a Canadian writer of children’s short stories. Her close association with children has given her an insight into their nature, and armed with this perception, she unfolds and weaves a variety of tales in GENTLE JOURNEYS.

These stories entertain as they educate and enlighten.

Mala Thapar, Author of Children of India.

2. These wonderful stories are meant to read out loud. My two children (3 and 5 years old) loved the characters, and the situations they got themselves into. They were engaged and entertained. I’m sure these stories will encourage their love of reading. I also enjoyed the many levels of meaning in these stories. And my children and I had terrific conversations about what the stories meant to them.

Joan Melanson (Broadcast Journalist for CBC – (Canadian

Broadcast Corporation.

3. Annick Press: Almost Published.

Editor’s letter – Jan.4, 1993 (before art was added).

Dear Pauline Gallagher,

Your manuscripts GRUMBLEGROG THE GIANT et al, have been discussed in four story conferences since they arrived last summer. We seriously considered a new set of books