PICTURE BOOKS
Ransom, Candice F.

Pony Island

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Wade Zahares. In concise couplets, Ransom recounts the legend of Chincoteague ponies ("Big ship wrecks. / Stormy sea. / Cargo horses / Swimming free") and the first Pony Penning Day. To maintain rhythm, the text occasionally sacrifices meaning or creates non sequiturs. Nevertheless, pony lovers will thrill to the story's drama and pacing, also captured in Zahares's blocky, slightly abstract pastel illustrations. Reading list, websites.

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