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40 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| September, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-06-236020-5$17.99
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PS
Two modern-day kids (plus their adorable Westie) enlist a pony and sleigh to deliver a present. The sleigh tips over, the dog takes off after a rabbit, and a fox chases the dog. The traditional song's text has puzzlingly little to do with the visual story, but it might be fun to sing while examining Jeffers's precise and gentle watercolor and ink art.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017
40 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper
| October, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-206615-2$17.99
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K-3
In this contemporary reimagining of the carol, Emma unwraps a present: a partridge in a snow globe. She accidentally breaks it, then cries herself to sleep and dreams of Santa whisking her away--escorted by two turtledoves, three French hens, etc.--to the North Pole to repair it. The watercolor and ink illustrations swell from panels in the framing story to lush, detailed double-page spreads.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2013
32 pp.
| Hyperion
| June, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-1-4231-0023-2$16.99
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K-3
Julie saves her money to buy a pony at auction on Chincoteague Island's Pony Penning Day. With the help of generous strangers, she achieves her dream. The affecting tale is gently expressed by the softly limned, pastel-colored illustrations, which show the origins of the Chincoteague ponies, the road to the auction, and an almost magical glow once girl and pony are united.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2008
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K-3
Jeffers's romantic, detail-rich illustrations are based on the Balanchine ballet, all the way down to the costumes, sets, and even some staging. Her calm, introspective tone brings out the characters' emotional struggles. This is a satisfying extension for an audience already under the spell of the ballet.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2007
32 pp.
| Hyperion
| September, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-7868-1995-2$$15.99
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Jeffers's emotive, idealized, slightly nostalgic art takes center stage in this mood piece about a girl who longs for a pony ("I want a pony more than anything else in the world") and whose drawing and imagination allow her to ride her dream pony, Silver. The wish sequences, featuring horses galloping across the land and sky, are overdone, but readers who want the impossible will find a soul mate in the narrator.