The Princess and the Pony
Illustrator
Kate Beaton
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780545637084
Pages
40 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Princess Pinecone would like a real war horse for her birthday, instead of which she gets a plump, cute pony--but sometimes cuteness can be a kind of weapon, especially in a fight with dodgeballs and spitballs and hairballs and squareballs.
Grade Level
PK-1, K-3
Lexile Measure
AD530L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; interracial parents; interracial marriage; mixed race; skin color
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
10 Childrens Books with Black Girl Protagonists, 2016
Amazon Editors' Picks: Best Books of the Year, 2015
Amazon Editors' Picks: Top 20 Children's Books, 2015
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Reads for Children, 2015
Booklist Top 10 Humorous Novels for Youth, 2016
Distinguished Books, 2015
Globe 100 Guide to the Year's Best Book, 2015
Notable Children's Books, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book, 2015
Quill & Quire Books of the Year, 2015
2X2 Reading List, 2016, None
SEASONAL SHOWCASE Gifts Galore, 2016, None
Summer Reading List, 2016, Nominee
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 2016, Short List
Children's and Teen Choice Book Award, 2016, Winner, Children's Choice Illustrator
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
E.B. White Read Aloud Award, 2016, Honor Book, Picture Book
Goodreads Choice Award, 2015, Nominee, Picture Book
Kirkus Book Award, 2015, Nominee, Young Reader
Keywords
ponies; princesses; humorous stories; warriors; dodge ball; war horse; cute; birthday
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Beaton, Kate, "The Princess and the Pony" (2016). Diverse Families. 797.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/797