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Title: Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
ISBN: 039530850X
Author:
Jan Brett
Publicate Date: 1981-03-23
Publish: 1981-03-23
List Price: $16.00
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Beautiful artwork and cute story.
This story shows the kindness of children when un-blemished by societies views. The adults are tarnished with opinions based on years of living in a beautiful town. But one asks the question. Who is really beautiful? Fritz with his shaggy mane and brave kind heart, or the horses with gracefull necks and hearts of fear without sacrifice?
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2: We love this book
We love this book about Fritz. The illustrations are beautiful. This is one of our favorites.
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3: Mostly good
I love the illustrations in this book, and my horse-crazy daughters enjoy them too.
I just think that the very end of the book [SPOILER - the citizens welcome Fritz into their town at the end because of him saving their children] wasn't handled the way I would have. It felt like an implicit ratification of the townspeople's attitude - still only the beautiful horses allowed in town, and Fritz is allowed because he worked so hard. I'd have preferred something about the people realizing that the heart matters more, or that they were wrong about what's most important (exterior vs. interior beauty). I don't think it would have needed to be heavy-handed.
As it is, we don't read it that often and when we do, I find myself modifying the last few words. Or starting a discussion about being kind etc.
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4: Fritz and the Beautiful Horses is great. Everyone should read it!
Once long ago there was a walled city known for its beautiful horses, and so a law was passed out that only the most beautiful were allowed in the city, not even a scruffy pony who very much wanted to look and be grand. Suddenly, the bridge breaks. Will Fritz be able to save the children? The plot is colorful and imaginative. The setting is just outside the walled city with ponds, fields, and roads. Fritz is the main character of the book. He is sure-footed, kind, and always willing to work. The men and ladies mock poor Fritz because he is scruffy. The children absolutely adore Fritz but are scared of their own horses who prance around and show themselves off. Jan Brett, the author of Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, was born December 1, 1949, in Hingham, Massachusetts. Fritz and the Beautiful Horses was her first published book ever. Today she lives in Norwell, Massachusetts, an historic area on the south shore, and spends her summers up in the mountains where she works hard on her books. Jan Brett wrote a boat-load of other books including Hedgie's surprise. I thought the book Fritz and the Beautiful Horses was great and would recommend it to everyone.
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5: Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
A great story especially for children entering school and not "fitting in". Jan Brett again blends beautiful artwork with an easy to follow story. Highly recommend for ages 4-10.
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