Category Archives: Horses

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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Soul Riders: Legend Awakens by Helena Dahlgren

Posted on December 18, 2020 by kyurenka

 Soul Riders: Legend Awakens by Helena Dahlgren – Translated by Agnes Broomé, Published by Andrews McMeel, 9781524856182, 2020 Format: Hardcover, 251 pages Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre:  Adventure/Fantasy Fiction What did you like about the book?  … Continue reading →

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Pony on the Twelfth Floor by Polly Faber, illustrated by Sarah Jennings

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

Pony on the Twelfth Floor by Polly Faber, illustrated by Sarah Jennings. Candlewick Press, 9781536209303, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic fiction, animal stories What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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