I am not sure why I do this to myself but I do. I go to the library, stumble upon a book that has ponies or horses and slide it into our book basket. My first thought is: Kate will love this!
Of course she will love it - she loves ponies.
The repercussions of such book choices are grave. Choosing this book will spur on DAYS of requesting horseback riding lessons. To make matters worse...the books usually have a heroine name Kate or Katie. I am not sure why but more often than not we crack open a book to fin Kate's name.
Thankfully Kate stopped asking for a horse and has settled for horseback riding lessons. This is a much more attainable but still lofty goal.
All of that to say... here is another good book about ponies.
Yes, the main character is named Katie.
The Perfect Pony by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
It is a sweet little book about finding 'just the right' pony - which sometimes requires looking passed the outward appearances. It's cute and the mom is prodding,wise and PRESENT. I am a very tired of stories/cartoons/books where adults are not mentioned. Kate is constantly asking "Where is their mom and dad...are they an orphan?" Often time the answer is: No they are not an orphan their mom and dad are just not supervising them or paying attention.
I am pretty sure we will have to do this horse "thing" soon. wish me luck.
