Wandering Star, one of my all time favourite texts, is now available as a video for subscribers of Story Box Library. The story is read by teacher-librarian Michelle Nye (pictured above), from Hillcrest Christian College, which I have discovered has its own stable of horses. I clearly should have sent my daughter Elizabeth, to this school: she was the inspiration for this lovely story about a little girl’s magical adventures with her beloved horse, Wandering Star. (They even have a horse at the school that looks like Wandering Star.)
The story is written in verse, and the rhythm was deliberately chosen to mimic a canter. This rhythm creates a forward motion that makes it very easy to read aloud effectively. Stephen Michael King is always amazing, but I adore the illustrations he produced for this book: the mood is perfect, as are the colours, and I can’t think of anyone else who would think of drawing a flying horse from above.
This book is a perfect bedtime story for your horse crazy child (trust me, I had one). You can find out more about the Storybox Library performance here or follow this link to order your own copy of the book from Booktopia.
