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The Wild Ones

Snow Foal by Susanna Bailey

March 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I would have enjoyed Susanna Bailey’s Snow Foal a lot when I was about ages 10 to 14. I would have liked the free spirit of the main character, how she struggles to be independent, how she needs to go home, and how she learns home can be where the heart is, even if it does not always include all the people you love. As an adult, I still appreciated most things, but sometimes Addie’s attitude left  little something to be desired. The other characters […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health Tagged With: adoption, family, Farms, friendship, horses, Human-animal relationships, mothers, Orphans & Foster Homes, ponies, siblings, Social Themes, Susanna Bailey, wild animals, wild horses

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:64 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health · Tags: adoption, family, Farms, friendship, horses, Human-animal relationships, mothers, Orphans & Foster Homes, ponies, siblings, Social Themes, Susanna Bailey, wild animals, wild horses ·
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Some day your prince will come and he just might be a slobbery monster

Snow Pony by Christian Trimmer

January 28, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When you have high hopes for a book and it shatters your heart like your Grandmother’s Depression Glass, you are in bad shape. And yes, that is hyperbole, yet this whole book seems to be that extremeness of trying to be clever and only getting part way there. We know the story of the “Pretty Pony” and the “Not nice Pony” and we know the fact that there is a favorite girl who comes to see the Pretty Pony and one who is less than […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: adaptations, Christian Trimmer, fairy tale, friendship, horses, Jessie Sima, ponies, Snow White

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:30 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: adaptations, Christian Trimmer, fairy tale, friendship, horses, Jessie Sima, ponies, Snow White ·
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