Horse & Buggy Paint It Out! (Horse & Buggy)

by Ethan Long (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Horse & Buggy

Geisel medalist Ethan Long's comical duo, Horse and his friend Buggy, get creative in a funny story about working together.

Horse is all set to paint a mural his way, oblivious to Buggy's suggestions that a bit of planning might be a good idea. But as the Horse knocks over paint cans and sends brushes flying, he relents and accepts some help from Buggy.

The hilarious antics and easy-to-read text will put smiles on the faces of fledgling readers.

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Kirkus

The cartoon panels with speech bubbles, picture-book trim, and vocabulary of fewer than 80 words used repeatedly make this sequel ideal for children just beginning to read on their own. Younger children will have no problem reading the pictures. Sure to inspire some enthusiastic painting.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—Horse and Buggy are back. In this outing, Horse is going to paint a mural, and he's going to do it his way. He is wearing an artist's beret, so what could possibly go wrong? Despite Buggy's helpful suggestions, he is convinced that he doesn't need a plan. Of course, a huge mess ensues with paint everywhere and culminates with Horse slipping and landing flat on his back. "Buggy? Can you help me?" Yes, Buggy can (and does) with his four-point mural painting plan. The result is a colorful mural of flowers. And oh, the colors - Long does not stint on them. The changing backgrounds go from greens and blues to orange and yellows, which are the perfect base for the blue, yellow, purple, and orange paint that Horse manages to get everywhere. Using panels, spreads, speech bubbles, and various fonts, Long keeps readers engaged and the story moving along. The humor is accented by the facial expressions of Horse and Buggy. VERDICT In the style made popular by the Mo Willems's "Elephant and Piggie" books, Horse and Buggy eventually work together to paint a lovely mural. It also works surprisingly well as a primer on how (and how not) to paint a mural.—Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH

Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

ALA/Booklist

[Readers] will chuckle at the visual contrast between Buggy's restrained, lowkey presence and Horse's extravagant capers and gestures.

Review quotes




Ethan Long
Ethan Long is an artist and animator who has written and illustrated dozens of children's books. His accolades include a Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal for Up, Tall, and High! and a daytime Emmy nomination for Tasty Time with Ze Frank.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823442485
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
G
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
December 08, 2020
Series
Horse & Buggy
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JUV003000 - Juvenile Fiction | Art & Architecture
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV002130 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
Library of Congress categories
Insects
Friendship
Friendship in children
Best friends
Horses
Painting

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