Mary Helen and the Black Pony

Mary Helen and the Black Pony was a tender hearted book. Helps guide children to overcome their fears. With God, you can overcome. My daughter loved this book. She struggles with reading, but was so excited to read this book through to the end. I noticed a difference in her reading as well, she got stronger each time she read.

My granddaughter who takes some motivation to get her to read, loves horses. She absolutely loved Mary Helen and the outcome of the whole book. We read a chapter a day as our reading for Language Arts. Very wholesome! Loved it.

This was a wonderful book and although it was about a little girl, it resonated with my young son who is much more shy and “timid” than my bold daughter. He especially enjoyed the read.

This is one of my favorite books from The Good and the Beautiful Library. Mary Helen is shy and is learning that this is okay while enjoying her new pony. I love that her parents guide her into making important personal growth discoveries for herself, and it may be silly but I LOVED seeing some curvy adults featured in the book. I’m curvy, my mom is curvy, and at least one of my three daughters will likely be curvy so it’s great to see curviness kindly represented in children’s books!

This a wonderful story about courage. I liked that Mary Helen went to her parents and God to help her face her fears. Animals are always a great hit in a story.