Did you know that bestselling children's author Strawberry Shakespeare has posted the young folks edition of Anna Sewell's touching children's horse classic, BLACK BEAUTY, in its entirety, on her AuthorsDen site? Each of the book's sixteen chapters is posted as a separate 'short story' in the Short Stories category. The stories are in numerical order, under the heading "From a Horse's Point of View," and are ready for you to enjoy privately or read aloud to your child at bedtime.

Here is what Wikipedia has to say about BLACK BEAUTY:

Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.

While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. Black Beauty became a forerunner to the pony book genre of children's literature.

BLACK BEAUTY is a story that will never grow old, written from a horse's point of view. If you and your child haven't read this book yet, then share it with your child now. Don't let another minute pass without checking out this literary treasure. You'll be glad you did!

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About Strawberry Shakespeare

For kids who love stories about horses, Strawberry Shakespeare's bestselling horse books make the perfect holiday gift.

SAVING BLUESTONE BELLE tells about an endangered horse and the boy who risks his life to save her.

In her newest work, THE CLOUD HORSE, a child is whisked away on the back of a flying horse!

Strawberry Shakespeare's books appeal to the whole family. They are adored by boys and girls alike, by both avid and reluctant readers, and by the young at heart.

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