Review: Looking up for answers to the bigger picture
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2013
Author Evelyn Noelle aided by illustrator Julie Libersat has created a dear little book about friendship, companionship, and caring in this little night story THE LOST PONY.Alllora is a young girl, living on a farm, who wakes up one night and discovers that her pony Oliver is missing. She walks in the moonlight searching for her beloved Oliver and is joined by her loving dog Derain. Together they seek information from Coreen the yellow chick, then Parra the pig, and Kenny the little black farm kitten, but no one has seen Oliver. Allora and Derian are sad but they look up at the moon and see the moon is smiling. `Why did you not ask me? For your pony, I might be able to see' the moon asks - given the high vantage of the moon over the earth. And with the moon's guidance they find Oliver in the orchard: he had been sleepwalking and got lost. The three once sad characters are now happy being united - thanks to the benevolence of the ever present moon!Simple but beautiful, this little bedtime story emphasizes commitment to friends and appreciation for the gifts of nature that make for an enchanting little story and reminder of what is important.  Grady Harp, August 13