Snow-waves from Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan, 1891.

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Over the past four years, British recording artist Benjamin Berry (of Fear of Tigers fame) has been working on a musical companion to our Field Guide to Identifying Unicorns by Sound.  As we simply can't wait for that release, we've been recording some tracks of our own, in conjunction with voice artists Jonathan Caws-Elwitt, Hilary Caws-Elwitt, Robert Parker, and Karen Kahler.  We've even worked in some fantastical unicorn facts not previously revealed in the field guide.  Our first recordings are available for free listening over at Soundcloud.  Remember that for every heart icon you click, a baby unicorn takes its first steps.

"A snow-wave in Cheshire.  Sketched from nature, January 28, 1865, after a strong breeze of wind."  From Frost and Fire by John Francis Campbell, 1867.

"But in the night he ran away," from Red Apple and Silver Bells by Hamish Hendry and illustrated by Alice B. Woodward, 1899.

An illustration from Gryll Grange by George Edward Bateman Saintsbury (1896).  The caption reads: "He was recalled to himself by sinking up to his shoulders in a hollow."

An illustration from Premiers Voyages Au Pays Des Glaces by Charles Baye (1888).

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An illustration from Peaks and Pines: Another Norway Book by James Arthur Lees (1899).  The caption reads: "Vanished like pale phantoms in the whirling clouds."

An illustration from Carrageen and Other Legends by K. M. Loudon (1892), drawn by Edith Scannell.  The caption reads: "And the snow fairies came and covered them both."

Here's the first snowfall from The Quiver, 1880.

An illustration from an 1887 issue of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly magazine.  The caption reads: "Out into a world of such wild whitening beauty as is seldom seen."

No two are alike:  an illustration from Fantazius Mallare: A Mysterious Oath by Ben Hecht.

"Always remember that everyone moves at their own pace."
—Christopher Greco, That's My Opinion, Period! (2011)

"The sooner you catch yourself in the act of building your mental snowball, the easier it is to stop."
—Richard Carlson, The Big Book of Small Stuff