Magically Maximus: Princess Rapunzels Horse (Disneys Horsetail Hollow, Book 1)

by Kiki Thorpe, Laura Catrinella (Illustrator)

Overview

The horses of Disney gallop out of their fairy tales—and into our world—in this magical new chapter book series from Kiki Thorpe, the New York Times best-selling author of the Never Girls.

Maddie and her sister, Evie, have just moved with their family from the big city to a farm called Horsetail Hollow. Maddie dreams of a horse of her own. Evie would rather read her favorite book of fairy tales. They are disappointed to discover that there are no horses—or fairy-tale princesses—on this farm.

But there is a wishing well. . . .

"An inviting choice for transitional readers who love horses and Disney princess movies." —Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368072274
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/14/2022
Series:	Horsetail Hollow , #1
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	268,050
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kiki Thorpe grew up in Idaho and learned to ride horses on the trails of the Wood River Valley. She is the New York Times best-selling author of more than thirty books for young readers. Her work includes The Never Girls series, which has been published in twenty-four countries, and the follow-up series Finding Tinker Bell. She lives with her family in Colorado. To find out more about her books, visit www.kikithorpe.com

Editorial Reviews

"An inviting choice for transitional readers who love horses and Disney princess movies."

—Booklist

From the Publisher

2022-04-27
A horse-loving girl and her princess-obsessed sister conjure a horse straight out of Disney.

Nine-year-old Maddie Phillips and her 6-year-old sister, Evie, have just moved from the city to a run-down farm called Horsetail Hollow. Alas for Maddie, who's ridden at summer camp, there's no resident horse, though there is a barn. Maddie's little sister loves dressing up as a princess and reading fairy tales. When they make a wish together at a mysterious old well on the farm, it's granted in the form of Maximus, the horse from Disney's version of “Rapunzel,” Tangled. After learning to care for and ride Maximus in the royal manner in which he prefers, the girls realize that he needs to go back to his own world so he can complete his role in the fairy tale. The story's conclusion assumes and relies upon the reader knowing the characters from Tangled—and ends with the appearance of Angus, the horse from Disney’s Brave. The book reads like one long tie-in, not badly written but in no way realistic or all that interesting. Illustrations show Maximus and the Tangled characters exactly as they are in the film; Maddie and Evie are typical big-eyed Disney girls. The cover art depicts the girls as light-skinned with dark hair; their race and ethnicity are not specified in the text.

Limp as it is, the name Disney probably guarantees this book an audience. (Fiction. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews