The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Gerver, Jane E.

Lucky

40 pp. | Scholastic/Cartwheel | July, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-439-72234-6 $4.99

(4) 1-3 Breyer Stablemates series. Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. Encouraged by her sister, Amy overcomes her fears to win her first blue ribbon at a horse show. Horse lovers will enjoy this simple, predictable story of perseverance, which introduces the language and milieu of the equestrian world. Warm watercolor illustrations ably assist the text; horse facts and a collectible card conclude the book. This series is published in collaboration with a toy horse manufacturer.

Reviewer: Juliet S. King