Written by Alice Delacroix
Illustrated by Ronald Himler
Published by Holiday House, 2010
ISBN 9780823422548

This is a book for all those elementary school girls who love horses. Abby has been taking care of her neighbor’s horse, Griffin, and now he’s up for sale. Imagine her surprise when she finds out the new owner is herself! But owning a horse of her own isn’t the same as helping out someone else, and both her best friend and her brother have to suffer through her sometimes painful learning curve.

Black and white sketches pepper the easy to read text of this 74-page story about a girl, her horse and the lessons she learns.

—Heidi Håvan Grosch, educator and children’s literature enthusiast