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Books with title Poppy the Police Horse: Fables from the Stables Book 4

  • Poppy the Police Horse: Fables from the Stables Book 4

    Gavin Puckett, Tor Freeman

    Paperback (Faber & Faber Children’s, Sept. 7, 2018)
    Poppy was fit, strong and healthy – her parent's delight. But for reasons unknown she was born without sight. Poppy’s a horse who can’t see, but she does have an incredible nose to sniff out crimes and is recruited to be a police horse - solving the toughest crimes. This is a charming underdog story (about a horse) that will have children engaged from the first page. Part of the beloved Fables from the Stables series, which helps emerging readers build confidence in reading. Other books in the series are: Murray the Racehorse, Hendrix the Rocking Horse, Colin the Carthorse.
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  • Colin the Cart Horse: Fables from the Stables Book 3

    Gavin Puckett, Tor Freeman

    Paperback (Faber & Faber Children’s, Sept. 15, 2018)
    Colin was a cart horse, Hay his favorite treat, It was ever so soft and incredibly sweet, But the day he branched out and broadened his diet... Why, who could have guessed it would trigger a riot? Colin is a cart horse who has one smelly problem - he can't stop farting! The latest in Gavin Puckett's hilarious series about horses which includes Murray the Horse, Hendrix the Rocking Horse and Poppy the Police Horse Full of fun, nonsense and nasty smells!
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  • Murray the Race Horse: Fables from the Stables Book 1

    Gavin Puckett, Tor Freeman

    Paperback (Faber & Faber Children's, May 15, 2018)
    Hilarious underdog story (about a horse) named Murray.Murray the horse dreams of winning big races just like the rest of his family, but he has one problem - he's just not that fast! When horse Ned Plumb twists his ankle at the start line, his jockey spots Murray in the crowd and says, "Fancy a race?" Murray finally gets his chance to shine and beat the neigh-sayers with a rather unusual race technique...Written in verse, the accessible writing in Murray the Race Horse will charm boys and girls age 7-11 (and horse-lovers of all ages), and is complemented by Tor Freeman's hilarious illustrations, and has a great message about believing in yourself and following your dreams.This series is a great step up from picture books - for readers who want to build their confidence, but are not quite ready for chapter books.
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