Appaloosa to Zebra

Horseplay and wordplay join up in this collection of poems that introduce young readers to various aspects of horses and horsemanship, with a focus on the features of horses that kids experience firsthand when they meet a horse: the whiskery, velvety nose, the flicking ears, the lashing tail. Horses "speak" for themselves in many of the rhymes, sharing their thoughts on topics such as oats, glorious gallops, and vets.