Keeker and the Sneaky Pony: Book 1 in the Sneaky Pony Series [Paperback]

Hadley Higgenson (Author), Maja Andersen (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2006 | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Keeker and the Sneaky Po (Book 1)

Meet Catherine Corey Keegan Dana (everyone calls her Keeker). What she wants most of all is a pony.

Meet Plum. Plum is a Shetland pony (who's known to be a teeny bit sneaky). She rarely, if ever, thinks about little girls. She certainly doesn't want one.

When Plum moves to Keeker's farm, Keeker faces the challenge of winning a pony's trust and friendship. And when Plum and Keeker find themselves lost in the woods, they learn that working together is the best way to get out of a fix. This fast-paced story of adventure and friendship will have new readers galloping back for more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The ample full-page and spot illustrations plus short sentences tailor this early chapter book to reluctant readers particularly those with a soft spot for horses." -Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Hadley Higginson grew up on a farm in Vermont where she had a sneaky pony of her own. She lives in Georgia where she works as a writer for an advertising firm. Although she currently has no pony, she does have a bossy little dog. This is her first book.

Maja Andersen lives in Missouri where she illustrates greeting cards.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811852172
• ISBN-13: 978-0811852173
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cute book, October 6, 2006

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Robin S. Townsend (South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeker and the Sneaky Pony: Book 1 in the Sneaky Pony Series (Paperback)

This is a cute book! My daughter is [...] and in the second grade though she reads on a 5th grade level. So, it was a little easy for her, but would be great for first time readers. As a mom, I really liked this book because of the main character, Keeker. She is a cute, silly little girl who loves spending time with her pony (just like my daughter!). Many kids books for this age group involve subborn little girls who challenge authority, whine, and say hateful things. So, it's nice for a change to have a cute fun book that my daughter and I can both agree on. I love the whole series and look forward to the release of the new one in Spring 07!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, simple, old-fashioned kid's book without violence or weird issues, July 15, 2007

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeker and the Sneaky Pony: Book 1 in the Sneaky Pony Series (Paperback)

We were looking for some beginning chapter-books that were reasonably intelligent, nonviolent, not filled with weird messages, unpleasant behavior, violence or issue-oriented anxieties... The "Keeker" series was perfect, about a bright-eyed, sometimes silly eight-year-old girl nicknamed Keeker who lives on a farm with her parents and various animals, including a mischievous Shetland pony named Plum.

In the first book, we meet Keeker and her new pony, Plum, who is kind of cantankerous. The story revolves around that eternal pet/human question: who is training whom? Nice, simple, direct prose and clean-lined artwork that is very precise and deceptively "simple" looking... All in all, a fine first book in a promising, enjoyable series. (ReadThatAgain!)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Mom, December 30, 2008

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Momof2readers (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keeker and the Sneaky Pony: Book 1 in the Sneaky Pony Series (Paperback)

This was a great book for my 8 yr old daughter. We were looking for books for her to read completely independently that would hold her interest, and this series was just right. Cute illustrations, and it's nice that both Keeker and her horse Plum have fun personalities.