Horse

by Malachy Doyle, Angelo Rinaldi (Illustrator)

Follow one little foal as he grows into a magnificent horse! From learning to stand on wobbly legs to napping in the sunshine and trotting around the field with his mother, he changes as the seasons pass. By springtime he has grown big and strong.

Set against lush green fields and picturesque skies, this touching portrait of a mare and her foal is perfect for all horse fans!

Genres: Picture Books, Horses, Childrens, Animals, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 3, 2008

About the author

Malachy Doyle is the author of Antonio on the Other Side of the World, Getting Smaller and many other books for children. He lives in Donegal, Ireland.

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous photo-realistic canvas paintings aid in telling the story of a mare, her newborn foal, and the children who love them.

[Carol Royce Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up to add to my bookshelf when some 3rd graders made it quite apparent that I did not have enough books about horses. The book is carried by the beautiful illustrations by Angelo Rinaldi, as the story itself is slight - following a pony from the time it is born to when it is first bridled.

[Jennifer Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 4 year old daughter and I read this book together. The illustrations are beautiful and really drew both of us in. The text is simple enough to keep the attention of my preschooler. We both enjoyed this book and I would definitely incorporate it again in the future if she asks to learn about horses again.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

wanted to like this more than I did--very slight story, lush illustrations but sometimes they seem like they were photoshopped. other times the horse's proportions seemed a bit off.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love horses, this is the picture book for you. Doyle's illustrations are BEAUTIFUL. (I also love Doyle's book on cows.)

[Cecilia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was okay. Mostly the plot didn't seem to know what it wanted to do, and neither did the illustrations. This book would be great for a child that enjoys horse stories, but doesn't overanalyze them too much.

[Cecilia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't teach me anything about horses as I expected it to. Kind of disappointing.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pictures had a lot of detail, which was nice. It was just not that interesting.

[Paige Bluemel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This would be a fun book to read to children. Especially kids that love horses!

[The Library Lady · Rating 3 out of 5]

When are they going to let us give half stars? Because this one is another 3 1/2.
One thing is for sure. All the horse loving little girls would give this one 5 stars. And as a one time horse loving little girl who STILL loves horses, I know I would have done the same..

[Jaclyn Tilden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed how this book takes you to all the different seasons and how the foal was told of being born. This is a simple text with only one or two sentences per page. But gives the read a minute to admire the wonderful pictures.

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

For horse and animal lovers

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing is very simple but it's the pictures that make this book. The illustrations are so beautiful, I felt like I was standing in them.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has awesome & very realistic illustrations.

[Ronda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the illustrations!!!

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

My two-year old storyhour class really like the photo-realistic pictures in this book along with the simple story.

[Phuong · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is fine, but the illustrations are what make this book. They look like oil paintings. This was a definite winner for Maura as she asked to sleep with it after we read it.

[Tina B · Rating 4 out of 5]

"horses, foals, intro to horse training; gorgeous oil paintings"

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Any horse enthusiast will love this beautifully illustrated first year of girl's very own horse.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations again, I think the sister title Cow is much the better book though

[Jennifer Fountain · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter loves everything with a horse! The illustrations in this book were absolutely beautiful.

[Bree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Notes:
life of a foal
written for preschool age 3-5
beautiful illustrations look life-like

[Dearbhla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. A lovely simple story about a foal growing up, but really it is the pictures that make this book great

[Adriana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the illustrations!

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple, straightforward horse-love for the horse lover in all of us. Beautiful illustrations, too.

[Nadina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simple story for the young horse lover, with the most beautiful illustrations.