A spirited young pony named Foxy longs for adventure off the farm. Mr. B, an elderly horse, tries to explain the wisdom of honoring barn rules, but Foxy stubbornly refuses to listen. He believes the rule about horses staying inside the fenced pasture is just not fair. When someone accidentally leaves the gate open, Foxy gallops away, encountering dangers he had not foreseen. He learns the valuable life lesson that rebelling against authority can be very risky business. This whimsical book will delight young readers, especially those who enjoy horse stories.
Beautiful color illustrations
Reading level 3rd/4th grade
Character focus on making wise life choices
Over de auteur
Sandy and Laura Rogers worked as a mother/daughter team to write this true story about their naughty pony, Foxy. They turned to Sandy’s mother, Juanita Kaylor, an artist living in Conyers, Georgia, for the illustrations to make this a three-generation project. Sandy is a retired teacher living in Fairfax Station, Virginia, who enjoys working with horses, hiking with her Australian shepherd, and teaching yoga. Laura, an alumna of the College of William and Mary, will soon enter graduate school to continue training as a physician’s assistant. She still has a soft spot for fat pinto ponies. Juanita, young at ninety years old, paints several hours daily. Her favorite portrait subjects are family pets.