Christian Horse Books
for Children
The Sonrise Stable series is the heartwarming, continuing story of an extended homeschooling family as they live, learn, and love together. Mixing adventure, life lessons, and realistic horse experiences, the series is a must for readers who enjoy family values, Christian faith, and, of course, horses!
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Book 2, Carrie and Bandit, follows in the tradition of the first book, promoting strong family values, Christian themes, and factual horse information.
The second edition of Rosie and Scamper is also in print. Look for the blue cover.
* The green cover is the old edition.
Additional features of each book include:
Book 1: Rosie and Scamper
- Interview with nationally recognized trainer, Terry Myers
- Information about horsehair jewelry from Susan Newquist, Red-Tail Designs
Book 2: Carrie and Bandit
- Training tip from trainer and author, Lynn Baber
- Information about horse rescues from Sissy Burggraf, founder of Lost Acres Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation
Tell Others About Sonrise Stable
Help get the word out about Sonrise Stable. You can download this information sheet about the first two books in the series and copy it for your friends, 4-H Club, Homeschool Group - any kids you know that love horses! Reviews on Amazon are also greatly appreciated.
Here are the Amazon links for the first two books:
Sonrise Stable: Rosie and Scamper
Sonrise Stable: Carrie and Bandit
Book 3: Clothed With Thunder
Work has begun on the third and fourth books in the series with a target publish date of Fall, 2012. Book 3 is titled Clothed With Thunder, with an overall theme of God as Creator. “Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?” Job 39:19
Book 4: Tender Mercies
The theme for book 4 is taken from Proverbs 12:10. “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”
As a mother of three daughters, whom I homeschooled through high school, over the years I was appalled at much of the modern fiction available for children, especially the horse books.
Many horse books written for young people today do not depict accurately what it means to own a horse. Horses are a lot of fun, but they are also a lot of work. Also, many children's horse books have kids doing dumb and dangerous things with horses. Horses are large and potentially dangerous animals. You don't just hop on a wild stallion and ride off into the sunset, with no bridle or saddle. That's a good way to get yourself killed. (The Rogue Stallion)
Realism and safety are important factors in the Sonrise Stable series, but even more I wanted to share with young people the lessons that God has taught me through horses. There is a very strong attraction between girls and horses. I wanted to use those relationships to create stories that would help young people understand God better and love Him more.