Category Archives: Horses

A Foal Called Storm by Helen Peters, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon

Posted on July 17, 2022 by susanh579

A Foal Called Storm (Jasmine Green Rescues, Book 8) by Helen Peters, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon. Walker Books, 2022. 9781536222715 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: realistic animal fiction What did you … Continue reading →

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Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks

Posted on June 21, 2022 by susanh579

Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks. First Second, 2022. 9781250772824 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback graphic novel What did you like about the book?  Norrie, Sam, and Quinn, three horse-crazed teens, spend … Continue reading →

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Polo Cowboy by G. Neri, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Polo Cowboy by G. Neri, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Candlewick, 2021. 9781536207118 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Cole is starting high school … Continue reading →

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Concrete Cowboy by G. Neri, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Concrete Cowboy by G. Neri, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. Candlewick Entertainment, 2021. 9781536217353 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? When Cole’s mom finds … Continue reading →

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In the Meadow of Fantasies by Hadi Mohammadi,  illustrated by Nooshin Safahoo

Posted on August 21, 2021 by susanh579

In the Meadow of Fantasies by Hadi Mohammadi,  illustrated by Nooshin Safahoo, translated by Sara Khalili. Elsewhere Editions, c2017, 2021. 9781939810908 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC, publication date November 2, 2021 Genre: … Continue reading →

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The Blind Colt – by Glen Rounds

Posted on July 19, 2021 by susanh579

The Blind Colt by Glen Rounds. Holiday House, c1941, 2020. 9780823443536 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction, animal stories What did you like about the book? This is the 80th … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Jim: the World’s Smartest Horse  – Jodie Parachini, illustrated by Dragan Kordić

Posted on July 19, 2021 by kyurenka

Beautiful Jim: the World’s Smartest Horse  – Jodie Parachini, illustrated by Dragan Kordić. Albert Whitman & Company, 2021. 9780807506110 Format: uncorrected proof Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo’s Flight by Wendy Orr

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Cuckoo’s Flight by Wendy Orr. Pajama Press, 2021. 9781772781908 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Clio lives with her family of potters in Bronze … Continue reading →

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The Eighty-Dollar Champion: The True Story of a Horse, a Man, and an Unstoppable Dream – by Elizabeth Letts

Posted on April 1, 2021 by kyurenka

    The Eighty-Dollar Champion: The True Story of a Horse, a Man, and an Unstoppable Dream – by Elizabeth Letts, Delacorte Press, 9780593127124, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Nonfiction animal … Continue reading →

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Muck & Magic by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Muck & Magic by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Candlewick, 2020. 9781536212884 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? This short novel reads … Continue reading →

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