Rosie's Magic Horse

Rosie's Magic Horse
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Animals, Mythical
ISBN: 9781406339826

A story that could only have come from the imagination of Russell Hoban! Brought vividly to life by picture book great, Quentin Blake.This story begins with an ice-lolly stick. Its sweetness gone, it lies discarded and lonely ... until a little girl called Rosie comes along. She places it carefully in her cigar box, full of other sticks. "Without our ice-lollies we are nothing," says an old stick. But new stick wants to BE something and into the minds of all the old sticks, he plants dreams ... maybe they can be something, too. What about Rosie and her dreams that night? She dreams of helping her parents pay the bills. And so, at the stroke of midnight, magic and dreams collide and a HORSE gallops out of the cigar box! His name is Stickerino. "Where to?" he asks Rosie. "Anywhere with treasure!" she answers and hops on its back. Then begins an adventure like no other ... ice-lolly mountains by the sea, caskets of gold, and pirates foiled by a stickling ice-cream van...

Rosie's Magic Horse

Rosie's Magic Horse
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Horses
ISBN: 9780763664008

When Rosie's popsicle stick turns into a horse named Stickerino, they have a lot of adventures.

Spindle's End

Spindle's End
Author: Robin McKinley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2002-05-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1440624941

The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a defeat four hundred years old. Robin McKinley's masterful version of Sleeping Beauty is, like all of her work, a remarkable literary feat.

Prize Pony

Prize Pony
Author: Rosie Banks
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017-01-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408336197

A magical new series where best friends become Secret Princesses! In the sparkly second series, Princess Poison has stolen Princess Ella's magic wand. Without it, Princess Ella won't be able to grant any animal-related wishes. Best friend and Secret Princess trainees, Charlotte and Mia, have to help Princess Ella get her wand back by granting four animal-related wishes. Can they help Grace with her pony competition and make her wish come true?

The Marzipan Pig

The Marzipan Pig
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1681370034

Who but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life’s pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, The Marzipan Pig is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.

Magic Spirit the Dream Horse

Magic Spirit the Dream Horse
Author: Pippa Funnell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2023-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1804542822

The first in a series of heart-warming pony tales packed with expert advice from three-times Olympic Medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know about horses. Tilly Redbrow lives, breathes and dreams horses. The only thing missing from life with her adoptive family is a pony of her own. But on the day Tilly helps rescue a terrified horse from the roadside, her dreams begin to come true. She quickly forms a special bond with Magic Spirit, the beautiful grey horse that is now being cared for at Silver Shoe Farm. It's the start of a partnership with a horse that only she can ride to stardom, but they both have a lot to learn along the way. Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting pony adventures, packed with expert, up-to-date advice from the author as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations. For 8+

How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen

How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781567923223

Tom likes fooling around and is rather good at it, much to the annoyance of his Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong. So one day this fearsome lady decides to teach Tom a lesson and summons Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen to play womble, muck and sneedball. Can it possibly end well for all concerned?

Once Upon a Unicorn Horn

Once Upon a Unicorn Horn
Author: Beatrice Blue
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 178603588X

Shortlisted for the 2020 Waterstones Children's Book Prize. This magical and fun-filled story about how unicorns got their horns is the first in a new series about how magical creatures came to have their gifts. Do you know how unicorns got their horns? It all began once upon a magic forest, when a little girl called June discovered tiny horses learning how to fly in her garden. But one of the poor horses couldn't fly at all! So, with the help of her parents, June thought of a very sweet and very delicious way to make her new friend happy. I wonder what it could have been... 'A lovely, heart-warming story, beautifully illustrated, with warm, friendly characters' --Parents in Touch 'Themes of kindness, perseverance and never being afraid to ask for help are threaded into this joyful tale full of magic, colour and happiness' --Library Mice Don't miss Beatrice Blue's second book, Once Upon a Dragon's Fire, coming in March 2020!

Jim's Lion

Jim's Lion
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2014-11-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763665177

Russell Hoban’s moving, unflinching tale of a boy who finds bravery during illness is reimagined in graphic-novel format with art by Alexis Deacon. Asleep in his hospital bed, Jim dreams of a great lion with white teeth and amber eyes. This lion is Jim’s finder. According to Nurse Bami, everyone has a finder, a creature who comes looking for us when we are lost. But when the time comes for Jim’s operation, will his lion be able to find him and bring him safely home? Dramatically reimagined as a graphic novel by award-winning illustrator Alexis Deacon, with the inclusion of powerful dream sequences, Russell Hoban’s tale of a boy’s search for strength and courage will resonate with any child dealing with adversity.

The Dancing Tigers

The Dancing Tigers
Author: Russell Hoban
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Total Pages: 38
Release: 1990
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780099750208

The tigers use their fascinating dances to end the Rajah's tiger hunt.