Review:
The pony game by Robyn Opie
Lothian Children's Books, 2007
(Ages 7-10) The second in the Giggles Series from Lothian is absorbing.
Lucy
wishes her dog, Beauty was a horse. Together they play the pony game,
where she uses a tea towel on Beauty's back as a saddle and they frolic
all over the back yard, imaging they are riding over the hills. When
Lucy gets to look after a real horse for a week, she is too tired to
play with Beauty and the dog feels neglected.
When the owner of the horse sees Lucy's dog she is just as jealous,
because she cannot have a dog. Lucy realises that she has the best of
both worlds. Young readers will love this story and its illustrations
and the ability to read it for themselves. The Giggles Series is sure
to be a winner with the target audience.
Fran Knight
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