I Love You, Little Horse

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Age Range
2+
Release Date
January 14, 2025
ISBN
978-0593528808
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A beautiful and reassuring "I love you" book that follows a small horse and its parent through their day from beloved author-artist Gianna Marino.

In a beautiful ode to family love, a horse asks its little one how they will spend their day: Listening to birdsong? Smelling flower blossoms? Racing the clouds? Feeling the earth beneath their feet?

As the pair uses their senses to experience the world around them during the day, the shadows grow longer, the sky darker, and the parent horse reassures the foal, “Don’t be afraid, Little Horse. I will hold you and love you.”

In this stunningly illustrated and lyrically told story, Gianna Marino poignantly captures a parent’s love for their child.

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A Sweet, Simple Picture Book for Horse Lovers
(Updated: June 07, 2026)
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
I LOVE YOU, LITTLE HORSE is a sweet, heartfelt story of a mother's love for her child, with captivating illustrations and touching lyrical content.

As soon as I picked this book up, I knew it would have been one I adored as a child. For horse lovers like me, this story will stand out as one of the sweetest tales of a mama and baby horse and their bond.

Stunning, full-page illustrations showcase the pair sweetly listening to the morning birdsong, basking in the beauty of a new dawn, and inhaling the sweet scent of wildflowers. And when the day is almost over and the sun begins to set, Mama Horse tells her little one "Come close to me, together we can watch the leaves dance around the slipping sun."

This book would be the perfect bedtime story, with its peaceful storyline and reassuring repetition of soothing phrases such as "I will always be here," "Don't be afraid," and, "I love you.

I can't recommend I LOVE YOU, LITTLE HORSE enough to young horse enthusiasts. Such a sweet, simple picture book will delight parents and children alike.
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