Posted in General, The Roundabout Horse on 30/01/20142014| Leave a Comment »
It is, I think, the eve of Chinese New Year – the next year is the year of the horse. So a little celebration with a picture again of Rosemary’s beloved Troubadour, now at home here in Leicestershire countryside and perhaps preparing to ride the fields on Midsummer Eve? Why? The answer perhaps is to be found in Rosemary’s lovely little story The Roundabout Horse, also pictured. And she was, according to academic Margaret Meek, writing in Books for Keeps.
Posted in General, The Roundabout Horse on 15/01/20122012| Leave a Comment »
Posted in The Roundabout Horse, tagged children’s books on 16/02/20102010| 4 Comments »
In The Roundabout Horse, Rosemary Sutcliff’s illustrated children’s story, Sunflower is a special roundabout horse. Although he is made from wood, he has real feelings. Jenny is special. When she rides Sunflower, something magical happens both to him and to her. I love this short children’s story from Rosemary, and my children did too when they were young.
“An impish … irreverent writer of genius” (The Guardian)
