Easy Reading Book

Title: We Go in a Circle
Author: Peggy Perry Anderson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Genre: Nonfiction picture book
Age Range: K-3

Summary: We Go in a Circle is about everyone being a winner. A racehorse used to be the best one out there till he broke his leg. The horse knew that once he left, his career was over, and he would be at a new location. But, he didn't know that he could be a winner at this place. The horse providing riding, enjoyment, and often a change in these children's lives he let ride on him. The horse became a therapy horse, in which he rides children around that are handicapped, mentally ill, autistic, blind, etc. The horse then knew that he was a winner no matter if he was the slowest of fastest.

Response: I really enjoyed this book because of the real life situations that children and adults are in with the illnesses they have. I myself have seen Therapy Riding places and there is one close to my hometown. A boy went and rode there one day, who was very autistic and never said anything before. And this boy said his first words at the age of 13 while riding a horse at a therapeutic riding center. I feel like this book also provides a lesson in life, which is that everyone is a winner. This book made me feel happy, blessed, and just amazed at what life can bring you at any moment. This book wouldn't really be involved with a curriculum that I know of. It could just be interesting for children to learn about the difference in people and how good their life is.