Sunshine is a lovely story about a young girl’s first horse, Sunshine. In this humble story, we get to see the joy and excitement of getting such an incredible new friend. Together both the Morrene and Sunshine have to learn from each other and become a team.

The illustrations in this children's book are very classic, colourful and have a vintage feel about them.

This story shows what love, patience and never giving up can do. It subtly teaches a child about being responsible and not giving up. It also shows children that eve though they may want to do things on their own, that mums and dads, aunts and uncles, any grown ups really, are there to help and sometimes you do need a grown ups help. However, for most children, owning a horse is a dream at one point in time and the dangerous situations Morrene and Sunshine find themselves in may cause a slight fear for children reading the book. Overall, it was a lovely story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book to read and providing me with the opportunity to give my own, honest opinion.

This is a book for horse lovers, as a read-aloud for ages 4 to 7 and a read-alone for readers, who have a first, nice grasp of the language.

The main character is thrilled to have a pony/small horse of their own and loves it very much. After learning to recognize the right from the left, they're ready to teach their pony, Sunshine, how to turn. Or so thought.

I'm going to start with the illustrations because these are well done and will make young horse fans' hearts beat faster. Sunshine comes across as a wonderful animal, and it's a delight to watch Sunshine in the various situations. I really enjoyed these.

The writing itself is also well done. The vocabulary is right for the age group and describes the situation nicely without going too much into detail. It's a lovely, short read, perfect for the intended age group.

I simply had problems with the story itself. With a family, who has owed horses for many years, I'm was a little surprised that the young child was allowed to get on their horse and try to ride it alone, when neither the child nor Sunshine knew the directions. While I appreciate the idea that not everything goes smoothly (because it doesn't always), there were too many situations where the child lost control. Especially on the ride with the mom, the child is frightened by an incident, only gets Sunshine to stop when Sunshine wants to, and the mother never steps in to help or explain or anything. The message of never giving up is great and the moments are realistic, but I'm afraid this might scare off more horse fans than inspire them.

I received an ARC and because of all of the good things about this one, am still giving it 3-stars.

This is a sweet story about a girl and her pony. She loves her pony and her pony loves her. That doesn't mean they don't have some problems...

Black Rose Writing and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It has already been published, so you can get a copy now.

Sunshine is a wonderful pony but she only goes straight. No turns allowed. When she goes for a ride with her Mom and there's a turn, she won't do it. Her Mom slaps her in the butt and the poor girl gets to ride a bucking bronc! After a few more slaps Sunshine gets the message. And the daughter has learned to ride an angry horse.

This is a cute book. The daughter can find no fault with her horse but she has to admit it's nice when Sunshine turns...

Sunshine is a children’s story about a pony who doesn’t want to turn left or right. It’s a cute story that even includes a lesson for kids on how to tell the left hand from the right. The illustrations are very good. I would recommend this to parents of kids six and younger.

Thanks to Black Rose Writing and Netgalley for the free digital copy of this book. My review is voluntary.

This is a story about a little girl and a pony. The pony is named Sunshine. When she rides Sunshine, she finds out her pony wants to go in a straight line, not left or right. Even though she loves Sunshine, she is determined to make Sunshine obey her. Will she be able to train Sunshine to do what she wants?

This illustrated book tells a story that shows what love and patience can do and its rewards. It also teaches a child about being responsible and not giving up. The artwork is lovely. This is a wonderful book to read!

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book, it’s super cute and I think the girls I teach will enjoy the story, it’s a story of acceptance and perseverance between a girl and her pony, they are both able to learn from each other.

Sunshine is a delightful story about a young girl’s first horse, Sunshine. In this beautiful story, we get to see the joy and excitement of getting such an incredible new friend. Together both the rider and the animal have to learn from each other to become a team.

The artwork is beautiful and quite breathtaking. The story would be a great fit for a child who is learning to read or for the family whose parents read to their children.

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As this story brings back memories of getting my pony as a child I absolutely loved it.
As the story opens Moreene gets her very own pony. At school she learns to tell left from right. She tries to get her pony to learn left be he will only go straight. She doesn't let her Mom know the pony will only go straight. The pony teaches her things throughout the story..Illustration 's are great

Sunshine is a cute children’s book written by Morrene J. Hauser. The story focuses n a new pony that won’t follow the young rider’s directions. I read this digital Arc with a second grader, who had no trouble reading it independently. She enjoyed the story, both text and illustrations.

I wasn’t sure if she “got” the message or not so I ask a few questions when we finished. She did understand that Sunshine needed to learn to go in the direction asked but was stubborn. She also understood that the young girl needed guidance from her mother in helping to train Sunshine. When we finished this quick read, she asked to read it again. That is what every author would want to hear, I think.

The publisher through Net Galley provided an ARC. I have voluntarily decided to read and review, giving my personal opinions and thoughts.

I liked the idea behind this book but it just didn't really work.

The images were ok but the rest of the book didn't really work for me, the text wasn't great and my daughter who normally loves books being read to her lost attention with this one.

Sadly I can't give it more than 2 stars - with a few tweaks it could be much better