Libby of High Hopes - Tapa blanda

Libby Thump is almost 11 years old and loves horses.She spends a lot of her time in her room with her dog Margaret, which gives her more time to dream about horses and to draw them. She really wishes she could have a horse, or at least learn to ride one.It looks like life is just going to be drawing pictures of horses and not actually getting to ride them.But that all changes when she --- no, it s actually Margaret --- discovers a nearby, rather run-down horse stable called High Hopes Horse Farm. LIBBY OF HIGH HOPES would be a fantastic read-aloud in the classroom and would probably be equally enjoyed by girls and boys.It s a fresh story with some good life lessons and well-developed characters (including the horses)." Elise Primavera has beautifully captured the quirky and sweet personality of Libby, a delightful little character who struggles with the potential problem like any girl her age. There s hardly any little girl who doesn t go through her horse-loving phase, but Libby takes hers all the way. She finds out what potential is, but not before making plenty of mistakes while also helping other people in ways she doesn t understand. LIBBY OF HIGH HOPES would be a fantastic read-aloud in the classroom and would probably be equally enjoyed by girls and boys.It s a fresh story with some good life lessons and well-developed characters (including the horses). We hope that Primavera will give us more books about Libby Thump very soon. Reviewed by Sally M. Tibbetts on June 30, 2012 --Kidsreads.com

"High hopes finally pay off for a horse-loving girl" ("Kirkus Reviews") in this chapter book series from "New York Times "bestselling author and illustrator Elise Primavera. Ten-year-old Libby Thump loves two things: her dog, Margaret, and horses. She dreams about them, draws them all the time, and more than anything she wants to take lessons and learn to ride. Everyone tells Libby to live up to her potential, but her mother decides to give the lessons to her older sister, Brittany, instead, and Libby can't believe it. Libby's mom says Brittany needs the lessons more, to cure her "boy crazy phase." Then Libby stumbles upon High Hope Farm and meets a horse named Princess who has been put out to pasture. Now Libby can live up to her potential, and so will everyone around her, too. Featuring text and illustrations from Elise Primavera, author of Auntie Claus and Louise the Big Cheese acclaim, this first in a series will appeal to anyone interested in horses--or who knows the value of having a good friend.