Review
‘…a rare find… you need look no further for the perfect storybook for an early reader’
Independent
Product Description
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. Winner of the Smarties Prize in 1995 and a best-selling title.
It’s Christmas, but Irina’s family don’t have enough money to buy her the present she wants. Then Irina sees the wooden horse in the junk shop window and all she wants is to take it home with her. Irina is ad and lonely and he knows that the little horse is lonely too. 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.
Children’s Choice for the Smarties Book Prize
From the Back Cover
''The horse… look at the poor horse. It's being crushed under all those things.''
When Irina sees the wooden horse in the junk shop window, all she wants is to take it home with her. For Irina is sad and lonely and she knows that the little horse is too. But Irina doesn't know that the dusty little horse with the tattered mane is really an enchanted horse and that it will change her life forever.
"You need look no further for the perfect storybook for an early reader."
THE INDEPENDENT.
About the Author
Magdalen Nabb is the author of the Josie Smith books and also an author of adult books in the crime genre. She is passionate about horses, which is evident in this title, but also writes about children showing an insight into their world and fantasies. Magdalen lives in Florence, Italy
