Run with the Wind

by Caroline Pitcher, Jane Chapman

Little Foal is afraid to be alone, and he doesn't ever want to be without his mother. She takes care of him and answers all his questions and nuzzles his neck when he's frightened. Little foal can't imagine how the other horses live without their mothers. But one day he wakes up to find that his mother is going for a ride and he must stay behind. How will he manage without her?

Genres: Family, Animals

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book that faces the important question of answering a child's fear and misunderstanding of the world around them, especially of those things that aren't simply grasped or understood. The concept in some sense may be a bit heavy for the youngest of readers while I don't think the story will much catch their attention.

The reading is also of a regular format with simple and easy to understand words that don't truly need explanations. Again most questions that may be approached with this book is going to be the same that is brought up by the young colt in the book so parents may want to read and try to talk to children about those concepts.

The illustrations were pretty decent although it seemed like the mare's coloration seemed to change a bit from page to page. The colors are quite subdued when you compare the book to other similar books but it doesn't remove away from the illustration in whole.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

i liked this book. i think that the book has a good message for kids. the pictures are beautiful and very bright for little kids. The book is about a little horse who doesnt want his mother to leave him. but the mother tells the little horse that she has too and that he wont even notice she was gone and that she will always be with him. your mom might not always be there physically but she will always be there for you mentally.

[Lindsey Wingfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review: I gave this 4 stars because it portrays different characteristics that kids may have when they are little. It shows how they can get over their fears and he you get stronger as you get older. The artistic elements go with the text and show a lot of detail with dark colors.

Summary: a foul was born on a moonlight night, the first noise he hear was the wind blowing and her mare told him that he would run with the wind one day without her. He didn't like that, but his mom said no more question so the foal went to sleep. Spring came and the foal legs were strong but he didn't want to come out of the barn until he saw his other friends. He finally went out into the field and ran around. The foal was scared of the dark but his mother helped in through it. He was also scared of the wind. When his mother left him to go to work he got used to the wind and played in it all day. But when she was gone he barely thought of her because he was so busy with the wind.

[Elizabeth Bancroft · Rating 4 out of 5]

Run with the Wind by Caroline Pitcher, illustrated by Jane Chapman, is a story about a newborn foal who is afraid of the wind and the dark. He is worried that his mother will leave him one day, but she tells him that, without her, he will feel safe. I loved the colorful illustrations. I thought they went well with the story. I think this story would be a great book to read to children to help them get over their fears.

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 2 out of 5]

A not very impressive story about growing up bolstered by surprisingly good artwork from Jane Chapman. Don't let the goofy cover fool you -- there are some seriously good horse paintings in here. Most impressive were the details on Mom's furry ears on page 10.

However, it was annoying that Mom kept changing color from bay to chestnut. Is it really that hard to keep track of what a main character looks like for 30 pages?

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorites as a little kid. It really sparked my interest in horses

[Stacey Bookerworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for teaching your little one not to be afraid but I could barely keep awake!

[Kaitlyn Halbrook]

This is a really good book. It can be used in the classroom to teach the students how to be independent. The foal had to be on her own at times, but she made it work even though she did not want to at first.

[Jenni Pettengill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet.

[Sammy Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kelsey (aged 7) said it’s a very happy story and she liked it a lot😌