Sparkles the Christmas Pony is a Holiday story for children. Sparkles, a Shetland pony, is grieving the loss of her best friend, an Araabian horse named Beauty. Even though her owner, Mary, takes good care of her, Sparkles is lonely and sad. She is unaware that her neighbor, Angelica, is a little girl who is also mourning the death of her pony Buttercup. As the story unfolds during the Christmas Holidays, the sorrow experienced by Sparkles and Angelica turns into joy due to an unexpecated exchange of gifts, skillfully wrapped in the ending of the story by the author. Soft cover book with 11...

Sparkles' Pony Parade Sandra Nowicki's delightful book was written and illustrated for children two to six years old as well as everyone who loves ponies and parades. She skillfully integrates poetry, art, and music into this imaginative story. Her poetic stanzas appeal to the five senses, especially to sight and sound. Sandra's multiple illustrations of ponies, floating among the clouds or resting in trees are whimsical and charming. However, most of her pictures are realistic and portray the beauty of the ponies with different sizes, shapes, and colors along with the grandeur of Sparkles...