The Sleep Ponies

by Gudrun Ongman

A little girl learns from her grandmother how to summon the sleep ponies who will carry her off to dreamland.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals

1 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh my GAWD, that was so bad. The concept was terrible, the prose insipid and the illustrations were demented. If you are going to write a book about ponies -- even fantasy ponies -- please learn to draw ponies.

And why the hell would a little kid who has both a pony AND a dog have problems falling asleep? Both those animals should exhaust her.

One other tip, parents -- kids who are pony mad will get very excited when thinking about fantasy ponies. Just have them count sheep or slip them a Benadryl if you want the little crumbs crushers to sleep.

[Allison Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very beautiful illustrations. The story was ok. My 4 year old daughter enjoyed the book.

[Hannah Axtelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book really brought in my attention because I related to the little girl in the story. When I was younger I loved ponies and always dreamed that one day I would have my own. I also related to it because I had a grandmother that did a similar bedtime ritual with me called the giving tree and she would lay down in bed with me and have me close my eyes and imagine this giving tree just like the grandmother had the little girl imagine the ponies. As I read the book I wished my grandmother had done this one with me. I liked how simple the book was, solely about the girl and her herd of sleep ponies but I felt like it was a little long and wordy to be so simple. I enjoyed the book but it wasn't one I would HAVE to read to my students.

[Candy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated book. All three of my kids (5, 8, and 9) enjoyed this book. They all commented on the illustrations. It also made them want to go to bed to conjure up their own ponies. My 5 year old son has declared that this is his favorite book. He loves horses.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend Lissa's mother wrote this book and I was given a copy, which is why I have read it so late in life!