A little short and the type is big. I would recommend it for 3rd grade or below. My 4 grader loved the STORY though. Beware is the NAME of the mare. My horse-crazy girl can't wait to get the next in the series.

This is a book about Beware's first show with Lily and how she shows that not always the best horse wins.

However, at the end of the day, she earns more than a trophy could ever give her.

This book covers so nmuch in a short space. Horses,email, shyness, the feeling of not belonging, the political system, standing up for what you believe in, trust, absent parent and Scottish dance. Whoa, did I forget dealing with a chronic medical condition and ecology? But the book doesn't zigzag all over the place - in fact , all the themes tie together in a way to demonstrate that people aren't always what they seem and that confidence can be created.

This book is about a girl going to buy her first horse. THis girl is stuck up and rude, and all she talks about is Barney. As the title suggests she wants a horse EXACTALLY like Barney, and says that over, and over, and over...

I loved this book. I have read it like 5 times it is so good. It shows how much a girl loves one horse but she can't have him and she strives to find another horse that can make her happy and then she finds two. How will she ever choose. This book also provides a good source of information on the Morgan as a breed. This book is wonderful and I would recemend it to anyone who likes horses!

As a former children's librarian. I am very familiar with the many wonderful books Jesse Haas has written--but I really expected more from this book than was delivered. Little children (and many adults) love chipmunks. They're extremely cute animals and most children are familiar with them scampering around on the outskirts of their yards. They also know what cat's DO to chipmunks. Although that is a fact in nature, children are often distressed by that. This chipmunk is running for it's life--these are NOT "cute" antics. I regret purchasing this book and hope Jessie Haas will find a less grim storyline for future children's books.