Willow Bend's Ellen Feld Morgan Horse Series Shadow

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For ages 6 - 7 (second grade reading level)

"Shadow" - The Curious Morgan Horse
ISBN - 978-0-9709002-6-5
Hard-Cover, 32 pages, full-color
Finalist in the USA Book News Best Books Award.

Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse introduces the characters of the award-winning Morgan Horse series to younger readers. In this adventure, the young horse Shadow decides to explore the woods beyond her pasture. She searches for a magic pond and along the way meets many different forest animals. But when Shadow realizes she has become lost, how will she find her way home?

Here is a partial list of Reviews for Shadow -

"Author Ellen Feld and artist Jeanne Mellin present Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse, the latest in an award-wining series of children's books. Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse is a picturebook with warm color illustrations and a fair amount of text, especially suited for young horse lovers who are almost ready to make the transition to chapter books. When Shadow's curiosity leads her to explore the woods beyond her pasture, she encounters a wonderful variety of forest animals, but what is she to do when she becomes lost? A new canine friend saves the day in this gentle adventure recommended for young horse lovers." - Midwest Book Review

"Popular children's author Ellen Feld has given kids another reason to turn off the TV and pick up a book. The story of Shadow is a heart-warming tale of an inquisitive foal who wanders into the woods beyond her pasture. Along the way, Shadow meets new friends, and her curiosity even gets her into a bit of trouble as she searches for a magic pond in the woods. This is a delightful book for youngsters. The story is charming from beginning to end, and the 21 colorful illustrations by Jeanne Mellin perfectly reflect the light-hearted and imaginative tone of the story. Horse-crazy kids will love having mom or dad read this story to them over and over. Bottom line: Beyond a "Shadow" of a doubt, this is a great book." - Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar

"Shadow is a delightful read-aloud or early reader book. The story is told through the eyes of Shadow, a Morgan foal, whose curiosity gets the best of him...in telling the story of Shadow, Feld includes information about basic horse behaviors and reactions. The bright illustrations are sure to capture the interest of young children. Look for this book to become a new children's favorite." Lynne A. Miller, The Aiken Horse

"In the last few days, I have had the good fortune to find Ellen Feld's Shadow. It is what I hoped it would be - an excellent 'read aloud' book - with lots of nice pictures to allow you to add to the story when you are reading it for the 1,000th time!" - Kandee Haertel, The Sentinel

"I was as captivated by this little book as any youngster could possibly be! The story line and drawings created a smooth, gossamer, and whimsical tale that any budding animal or horse lover would appreciate and treasure. This is the type of book that builds confidence and enjoyment in a child's reading skills and creates an ideal stepping stone from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn.' It is a magical little story worth adding to one's collection or to give as a gift to a child or grandchild (while you're at it I'd suggest acquiring copies of the other books in this series). Marguerite Henry look out...here comes Ellen F. Feld!" - RoundTable Reviews

"Feld really knows how to write for young children. And with such an appealing story, there is double pleasure in the beautiful pictures by Jeanne Mellin, an equine artist. On just about every page are not just handsome horses, but pictures of the friendly animals of the woods and, toward the end, Shadow's friend, Willow, a basset hound. Shadow is a curiously good book!" - Greenfield Recorder

". . .Absolutely delightful, Ellen Feld!" - Crystal Reviews

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