Books with author Leona Johnson

This is a first novel about a young girl's determination to overcome obstacles on her quest to join a pony club and acquire her own horse. Nicki's too perfect sister Karen hates horses. Her elegant Prussian mother from Muenster is emotionally disturbed by her tomboy daughter's interest in horses. When the family moves adjacent to a pony club, the unruly Nicki longs to join. Her mother fights to impose alien cultural values accepted by the older sister, but rejected by Nicki. This is more than a story about horses. It is a story about secrets discovered.

The Dog and Cat books are written in rhyme and illustrated in colour. In each volume the four main characters, a dog,a cat, a bird and a mouse, tell each other tall tales about other creatures.The books will appeal to independent readers 9 years plus and for parents to enjoy with younger children. The detailed and amusing colour illustrations and the contents of the stories provide a number of opportunities for discussion.