But what Irina doesn't know is that this dusty little horse with the tattered mane is really an enchanted horsewho comes to life and takes Irina on magical journeys. Irina is ad and lonely and he knows that the little horse is lonely too. Then Irina sees the wooden horse in the junk shop window and all she wants is to take it home with her. It's Christmas, but Irina's family don't have enough money to buy her the present she wants. Winner of the Smarties Prize in 1995 and a best-selling title. Irina is sad and lonely and she knows the little horse in the junk shop window is too! but the little horse is an enchanted horse. But what Irina doesn't know is that this dusty little horse with. It's Christmas, but Irina's family don't have enough money to buy her the present she wants. The Enchanted Horse Author: Magdalen Nabb Illustrator: Julek Heller Publisher: HarperCollins COLLECTION Literature THEMES ToysFriendshipFeelings YEAR GROUP Years 3 and 4 BOOK TYPE Corebooks Irina chooses a rocking horse from a junk shop as a Christmas present. (Fiction.Irina is sad and lonely and she knows the little horse in the junk shop window is too! but the little horse is an enchanted horse. A fine chapter book for newly independent readers. Again, Vainio's lively drawings capture the essence of the more telling moments. Her deftly sketched characters, both children and adults, are wonderfully three- dimensional: a martinet of a principal, Josie's wise but not infallible mother, perennial rival/friend Eileen-each is a believable blend of strengths and faults. Nabb's artfully mixed humor and sympathy for childhood's dramas and misunderstandings rivals Cleary's.
This time, three long episodes involve Josie's abortive attempt to take her new teacher a bouquet the difficulty of making friends with an Indian classmate who doesn't know English and a mix-up concerning a class play, when the new haircut Josie at first admires causes her to be drafted for a male role-which turns out to be just one of several miscastings that precipitate a comical epidemic of tears. A third book about a likable, strong-minded child who lives in a friendly British village with her ``mom.'' Fans of Josie (Josie Smith, 1989) will remember that, though she's conscientious and well-intentioned, her imagination and persistence tend to get her into amusing trouble.
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