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The Painted Ponies


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

No. of pages 32

Published: 2021

Great for age 3-10 years

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LONG-LISTED: 2020 ABIA's, Children's Picture Book of the YearLONG-LISTED: 2020 Indie Book Awards, Indie Book of the Year Children's categorySHORT-LISTED: 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards, Five to Eight Years categoryMatilda loves staying at Grandma Lucky's, riding Luna in the front paddock and playing with the painted ponies in their carved wooden wagon.The gold palomino, the chestnut, the bay,the pinto, the brown and the dappley grey.One day, Lucky tells Matilda about when she was a little girl and the real ponies were her friends...A big, beautiful story about friendship and freedom, from Australia's favourite picture book creator, Alison Lester.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2021 by Allen & Unwin .

Alison Lester is one of Australia's best picture-book makers. Her books include: Imagine, Magic Beach, My Farm, Yikes! and Alice and Aldo. Alison Lester was Australia's Children's Laureate in 2012 and 2013.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Indie Book Award
The Indie Book Awards is a literary award designed to recognize and celebrate the best independently published books across various genres. Established to promote the work of independent authors and publishers, the Indie Book Awards aim to highlight the creativity and diversity of voices in the literary landscape. The Indie Book Awards specifically aim to showcase the work of authors who publish independently, whether through self-publishing or small, independent presses.

Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award
This book was recognised by the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award.