If Wishes Were Horses

Wind Dancers #1

by Sibley Miller, Tara Larsen Chang (Illustrator), Jo Gershman (Illustrator)

Four tiny horses with shiny manes and shimmery wings burst from a dandelion seed. Four magical horses who can fly! Dancing on the wind, surrounded by magical haloes, they are the Wind Dancers. Delighted with themselves and with their newly discovered magic, the four new friends—Kona, Brisa, Sumatra, and Sirocco—set out to discover all that their magic has to offer.

Readers can really let their imaginations fly with this magical new series based on Breyer's beautifully-colored model horses, The Wind Dancers, four tiny horses with childlike personalities girls will readily identify with.

Sure to begin an enduring love of horses.

Genres: Fantasy, Chapter Books, Horses, Childrens, Animals, Magic, Fiction

78 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Sibley Miller, author of the Wind Dancers series, is the pseudonym for an author of novels for teens.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/sibley...

Reviews

[smalls · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will have my daughter put a comment on this soon, but as a parent this book did exactly what I wanted it to. It gave my daughter, who hated reading at this time, a love for reading! She reads like crazy now and it is because of this book series. She fell in love with it, it wasn't too long, had a few pictures, and she got to get the horses to go with it after reading the book. They are beautiful too! She loves this series even though she has moved on to longer chapter books, she still loves reading any new ones in this series! From what I heard it promotes team work, and individuality, and fun, hard work, and friendship. Couldn't ask for more from a book. This may not be the book for your child to turn their reading love around, but it was for mine. She is a huge animal lover, as well as a girly girl. So tiny horses with wings tha are born from a child blowing on a dandelion wish, was just what my 7 year old needed!

[Nicole Lowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Copyright Year: 2008
Theme(s): Horses, Friendship, Magic

This book, while cheesy, will be so much fun for students to read in the classroom. It's fun, engaging, and has an air of whimsy that I haven't experienced in a long time. There are great themes around friendship and exploration of magic as well. This would be a great choice for independent reading time.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a ton of Breyer horses growing up. I love that this story of the Wind Dancers. Kona with her flowers. Brisa with her beautiful gems. Sumatra with her long ribbons. And finally, Sirocco with his crazy butterfly's.

[Mary Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm re-read this book for a challenge I'm doing and it is so magical and quick. Amazing for little ones!

[Heather Herring · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite book as a kid! Now as a high school, it was still a really good read!

[Mollie Gates · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when I was really young and I learned lots of words with this book!!!
My family and I were laughing about how often I tried to read it and how I read the same chapter over and over again trying to
comprehend it! It was truly a valuable piece in my childhood! I don't think I ever finished but I still remember the red barn and the coral colored pony named Kona...

[Eve]

This is a book about magical horses that have wings. It tells about how they were born. A girl lived on a farm and had wishing flowers, which were dandelions. She wishes on it and that's how they were born.

[Twyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favorite part was when all the horses got a home. there was no worst part. my favorite characters are all of the wind dancers. there was no worst character. this book is mostly about all of the wind dancer getting a home. Auryn 10 years old, 2013

[Makayla Partin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn't the best fairy book I've ever read but I still like how the book goes through the horses first day on earth. This book is definitely for little little kids not a fifth grader. I still sort of liked it though.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a new series that I found for Brielle that she loves. Very girly and very fun for a young girl.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

My sister is obsessed with this book!!!!

[Mackenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I dont know how many times i have read this book.I used to love it when i was little.Its a little childish but still is very bizarre and took alot of imagination

[Jodie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 1 in the series. Four pretty, new winged horses set out to discover all that their magic has to offer (statement from book).

[Emily]

1st

[Kayla Connelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book was amazing.and I would recommend this book to any one how has a place in their heart for horses and magic .

[Sara .R.A.M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

3 words. IT WAS OK.