Starlight [With Keepsake Card of a Morgan Horse]

It is fantastic. We love Stablemates books. Highly recommended. Good beginning chapter book.

My 7 1/2 year old has always been a hesitant reader. She knows her phonics rules, but reads very slowly and lacks fluency. At this point she needs to practice reading, but most books are either too easy, or too difficult and frustrating. We stumbled upon this Stablemates book at a Scholastic book fair, and she was immediately hooked - it helps that she's a horse nut. She started reading it on the way home in the car, and couldn't put it down. Now I'm here ordering more of the Stablemates titles! I like that the language is just challenging enough to push her a little, but repetitive enough with word families throughout (midnight/starlight/bright; good/took/stood) that it reinforces her skills. Plus it's a "chapter" book, so she's feeling pretty proud of herself, too!

I was SO happy when I saw these adorable, well priced books at the store! Picked them both up--these are great books for younger children! We have Pony Pals books but those are larger chapter books geared towared older children (8-10rys). These Stablemates books have beautiful, full color illustrations that cover every page with large,easy to read print. These do have chapters, but they are short--these are perfect for reading to your little pre-schooler and perfect for the beginner readers! My daughter and I LOVE these books and can't wait for more editions to be released! We will definitely be purchasing more!