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Rosen, Michael J.

The Horse's Haiku

48 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-8916-2 $17.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Stan Fellows. Spare and contemplative horse haiku are arranged into three sections: "In the Field," "At the Barn," and "Under Saddle." Each evocative poem captures a particular moment or impression: horses huddled against the snow, a tail twitching away a fly, a horse cantering prettily around a ring. Fellows's watercolor and pencil illustrations in earthy colors perfectly sketch the allure of horses. "A note on the haiku" is appended.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute