The Silver Pony: A Story in Pictures, [Hardcover]

Lynd Ward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 1973 | Age Level: 9 and up

Told only in pictures, this is the story of a lonely farm boy who confuses his dreams of adventure on a winged pony with reality.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a complex story subtly conveyed without words -- a unique experience for readers and nonreaders alike." -- Review

About the Author

Lynd Ward is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Company titles including: 'The Silver Pony','The Biggest Bear','America's Paul Revere' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 174 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; First Edition edition (February 28, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395147530
• ISBN-13: 978-0395147535
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The child in this book is often seen as a girl by girls., August 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Silver Pony: A Story in Pictures, (Hardcover)

A very complex story with no printed words. A five year old can tell a fine story from the picturs and a few questions such as "What will happen next?" and 'Why is the father mad?" I called the child "he" once and was quickly corrected by my daughter who had the same short hair and boy like clothes. It is wonderful to have a story where a girl is bold, has wouderful adventures and is loved by her family. We love the book, even 20 years later.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, for the right reader, September 16, 2006

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wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Silver Pony (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

The right reader has a read-to-me kid and shares a vivid imagination with that child. The 80+ illustrations tell a wordless story of a small boy and his magical winged horse. Because it's wordless, the readers have to come up with a lot of the story for themselves - the characters' names, details of why and how, and much more. The pictorial narrative gives plenty of chance for embellishment: exciting rescues of flooded families and lost sheep, some friendly moments with innocent romantic potential, and a potentially frightening scene near the end, a nightmare from the cold war era. Because the story exists only with the reader's help, you control how much you will explore each of the book's themes. Although the images are a black&white and a little dated, they will give you and an imaginative child a lot to work with.

I regret that I came to this book with incorrect expectations. I had just read Lynd's "God's Man," and came away very impressed. It's another wordless story, but a grown-up story (as opposed to 'adult'), and done in woodcut. I hoped for more of that complexity and more of Lynd's work in that medium. This book offers neither. The problem is only in what I hoped for the book, not in the book itself. Still, I came away disappointed.

//wiredweird

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had this as a child and still love it, July 16, 2010

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K. Broyles "gardenwife" (Central Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Silver Pony (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

I had this book in hardback form as a little girl and spent many hours looking at the beautiful illustrations while imagining the stories to go with them. This book stands the test of time! Any horse lover will appreciate this book, and its wordless plot invites children to come up with their own stories. It's a win-win.