A Spot of New

A Spot of New is the story of a baby horse- brand new with sparkling white fur. The voice in the book is talking to the baby horse and telling it things that it doesn’t know yet about life and what to expect and work toward. There is a big world full of things for the horse to experience, but it needs to know the right way to experience it all. The horse learns about friendship by befriending a mouse, and each new thing that they do together earns the horse a “spot” on itself until it is covered in spots that represent the new adventures and risks the horse took in its life until it is hard to recognize. The horse grows up and learns how to pass on its knowledge to the next brand-new horse with sparkling white fur.

I like how the story is about being brave and not being afraid of new happenings. I like the colors throughout the story with each new “spot,” and how much happier the horse appears as the story goes on. This story would be good for kids of any age because it teaches important lessons in life.