![]() ![]() While also each individual horse has a beautifully expressed personality and spirit that is definitely different from the other horses that the reader is given a chance to be introduced to.Īll in all it is a beautiful book that combines the human imagination and the love for horses in a beautiful expression of a lesser known lullaby. The ranch is in his mother’s name, and she doesn’t want any part in it anymore. One other thing that I have noticed about the illustrations is that the author does go out of her way to allow each announced color to have its spotlight. As All the Pretty Horses begins, John Grady Cole’s grandfather has just died, and he’s learned that the San Angelo, Texas ranch that has been in his family for generations is about to be sold. Yet at the same time each illustration used in a series keeps for the most part the same cast of characters while it is enjoyable to see their reactions as the pages flip. The book is a bit outdated so the drawings are whimsical, skilled and yet at times missing the brightness or solidity of colors one thinks. Fortunately due to age and the decline of the actual lullaby I was able to find it for a quick read. Instead while reading "My Pony" I noticed that the author had a similar titled book while was curious about it. This is not a novel written by someone who has a cursory knowledge of the hardscrabble lives of those living on the Western edges of our country (whether that is US or Mexico) but someone who has lived it first hand. There is a Golden book that explores the same lullaby that has gorgeous pictures and has influenced me unlike most of the other type of books yet I cannot find it. ![]()
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