Horses in picture books

Illustration by Catherine Rayner. Read an interview here.

I am working with a young reading student at the moment and horse riding is her passion. She is experiencing difficulty with reading but when the text is about horses and competitions her reading greatly improves.  Here are a few of the books we have been reading together. 

You can see some older books here for example Pony Club by Gwenda Turner was published in 1998. Bertie at the Horse Show was published in 1996. Even though both of these books are over twenty years old they are perfect for a young horse lover. Perhaps this is another reason to think carefully before culling a library collection. The topic of horses is a perennial favourite with young children and books on this topic are always needed. For my student I needed books where the text is simple. I was happy to find these four books because they also have the most glorious illustrations. 

I have a Pinterest collection with other titles about riding, care of horses and of course children who love horses. You will also find some excellent titles in this collection by Megan Daley.

Readers will almost feel the wind in their hair and hear the thunder of hooves as they are inspired to pursue their dreams. Beautiful. Kirkus Star review

Read more about the inspiration behind this very beautiful book.