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mrsbond's review against another edition
4.0
A young boy is abducted by trolls. His older sister decides to brave the dark night and cold winter to find him. She brings her toy, a beautifully painted red horse. When she comes upon the troll's bridge, the mare comes life. The trolls fear the horse and tell her the boy can be found at the High House. As the horse distracts the trolls, the girl bravely enters the house and rescues her brother. Jacket flap has note from author sharing the inspiration for this tale.
antlersantlers's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really sweet kind-of-fable written by Ursula Le Guin inspired by the Swedish Dala horse. I'm not sure I would have picked this book up, if not for the display I made for the author's passing. I've read several of her adult titles, but this is my first venture into her works for children. I enjoyed the language and tone, which did just enough to set the scene without being too challenging. The illustrations were really tremendous, too.
toad_maiden's review against another edition
4.0
Le Guin's imagined Scandinavian folktale was a favorite when I was a child and still holds true today.
eliserose_vdb's review against another edition
5.0
This book is my childhood. I used to stare at the illustrations for ages and just drink them in.
kesterbird's review
4.0
I enjoy the retroactive mythology in this book, and it's pretty convincing in it's attempt to pass as an old fairytale.
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