Fritz and the Beautiful Horses (Sandpiper Books)

The media could not be loaded. Great baby shower gift! Beautiful book with lovely drawings and a warm message.Great for any horse-girls or boys!

I've been reading this book since before I can even remember. I had a copy of it as a child and I loved it even then. The illustrations are so beautiful and I just love looking at all those ponies! The details are phenomenally done - down to the tiny, individual stars on a background horse's saddle blanket.I introduced this book to my son when he was 2 and it became an instant favorite. He's had his copy for 2 years now and never tires of the story. Indeed, it teaches that you may not be pretty to look at, but you can still be kind and dependable and help people out. I love that it has an actual point - so many children's books these days don't seem to have any kind of message to them. And I will never, ever get tired of those amazing illustrations.

Fantastic illustrations, great story. I adored this book as a child so I wanted a copy for my son and it's now become one of his favorites.

The artwork does full justice to the character's personalities. The story rings true and sweet. It is aimed at toddlers, but will appeal to all age groups.

A heartwarming story of a misfit pony who proves the proverb to be true: "Beauty is only skin deep." One falls in love with this dear little pony, his sorrows and his gentle ways. As the author describes him, "Fritz was very gentle and kind. He was sure-footed and always willing to work." His physical appearance of short legs and tangled mane did not win him an invitation to live with the other gorgeous horses in the beautiful walled city. He lived outside of it and alone.The text is perfect. The illustrations are unique in their intricacy. The author excels in variegated designs of the clothing of the characters, especially the children in the story.I won't give away the ending, but it is heart-winning and satisfying. Jan Brett has here created the perfect children's book, with love at its heart.

I got this book because I love this author for kids books. I also love the artwork.Our granddaughter loves horses and she loved this story.

My granddaughter, who is fascinated with horses, absolutely loved this book. In fact she had checked this book out at her school library and loved it so much that I decided to order it for her. We have read it several times since receiving it and it never gets old to her. In addition to being a good story about horses it has a great lesson on not judging someone (or in this case a pony) solely on the way they look or whether they have merit based on other people's judgement of the person.

I adored this book as a child! I bought some recently as gifts and was really excited to give them. The hardback edition would be preferable, but the paperback edition is nice enough. The story has a nice message, but my favorite part (now, and as a child) is the illustrations. Like many little girls, I loved horses. The horses in this book are drawn beautifully and I really enjoyed admiring the details such as their manes and the designs in the horse tack. I detect some Scandinavian influence perhaps? Whatever it is I really loved the illustrations as a child and hope that the children I bought these copies for also find joy in them.