Rosie's Magic Horse
Russell Hoban and Queatin Blake
Candlewick Press: 2012
This is a magical story that will excite children. Rosie's Magic Horse is a story about a girl named Rosie who finds an ice-pop on the ground. She decides to put this leftover ice-pop in her cigar box full of other ice-pop sticks. One day, they talk about banning together to become a horse in the middle of the night. One day, Rosie heard her parents saying during dinner that they needed money to pay the bills. After dinner, Rosie fell asleep when she was taken on a magical journey by a horse! What will happen? Will the horse help her find her dreams? Find out by reading this wonderful fantasy!
I would give this story a seven out of ten. While this story used beautiful colors and pretty pictures for the child to like, the story was short and disjointed. Somehow, she can get money for her parents just by riding a magical horse in her sleep! Even though the pictures are drawn with such character and the story is humorous, the story makes no sense. I would say this is not the best fantasy story to read to your child. While I am not a fan of the story itself, the pictures are very captivating to a child and that is why I gave this book such a high score. Look for this book at a local library near you!
This book sounds so bizarre! I am going to have to track it down now so that I can read the whole thing. I just cannot get over the concept of magical popsicles.
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