Princess Ellie's Starlight Adventure

The Pony-Crazed Princess #4

by Diana Kimpton, Lizzie Finlay (Illustrator)

Princess Ellie untangles the mystery of who is responsible for eating the Queen's flowers.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Horses, Mystery

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

I'm the author of more than forty books, including my successful Pony-Mad Princess series. I write for adults as well as children. and many of my books have been translated into other languages. My Amy Wild - Animal Talker series is popular in Japan, and the Japanese editions look fantastic.

I've always been pony-mad so it's not surprising that my favourite animals feature in many of my books. I even used my research for "There Must Be Horses" as an excuse to buy the horse I had always dreamed of owning. He's a Haflinger so he's a palomino who gets fat really easily.

I've recently started writing books to help other writers. "Plots and Plotting: how to create stories that work" has just been published, and I'm currently working on a sequel called "Scenes and Sentences". I'm also in the process of writing two more Amy Wild books so I'm very busy at the moment.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of a series that will appeal to many little girls who like princesses or horses. I wasn't crazy about the almost adversarial relationship between Princess Ellie and her parents. But I can see the value of the series to hook beginning readers. (Written at a 4th grade level, this seemed more at an interest and emotional maturity appropriate to a 1st or 2nd grader.)

[isla · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Annabelle picked this book out at the library last night. She read some last night and finished it this morning. By herself. (Hence the Annabelle's List shelf).

Here's what she had to say about it:

It was amazing because Princess Ellie found a pony by herself in the palace gardens.

And the owner loved her pony so much but she was too old that she let Ellie keep the pony as her own. And Princess Ellie named the pony Starlight. And that's why it's called "Princess Ellie's Starlight Adventure."