und ane ▁and ▁mag ical ▁with ▁Mar ig old , ▁her ▁friend ▁Max ▁and ▁even ▁her ▁arch ▁f ren emy ▁Dak ota ▁in ▁a ▁quick - w itted ▁rom p ▁through ▁a ▁little ▁girl ' s ▁world . ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁▁ ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁un ic orn s ▁draw s ▁insp iration ▁from ▁Med ieval ▁dep ict ions , ▁including ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁t apest ries ▁entitled ▁The ▁Lady ▁and ▁the ▁Un ic orn ▁and ▁The ▁H unt ▁of ▁the ▁Un ic orn . ▁Mar ig old ▁is ▁drawn ▁with ▁clo ven ▁ho ov es ▁and ▁a ▁sw an - sh aped ▁body . ▁The ▁latter ▁set ▁of ▁t apest ries ▁was ▁referenced ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁sequence ▁of ▁The ▁Last ▁Un ic orn . ▁Sim pson ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inspir ations ▁for ▁her ▁com ic ▁strip . ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁com ic ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁Poland , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁ ▁Washington ▁State ▁Book ▁Award , ▁Sc and i uz zi ▁Children ’ s ▁Book ▁Award , ▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁Books ▁for ▁middle ▁readers ▁( ages ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ) ▁for ▁Pho eb e ▁and ▁Her ▁Un ic orn : ▁A ▁Heaven ly ▁N ost r ils ▁Chron icle ▁ ▁P N BA ▁Book ▁Award , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁Un ic orn ▁on ▁a ▁Roll ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁com ic ▁stri ps