Horse Who Wanted to Fly

By Pamela Kleibrink Thompson

Charlie had an ordinary name and lived on an ordinary ranch.
But Charlie was no ordinary horse.
Charlie knew he could fly.

But no one believed him.
The naysayers said,
"Ordinary horses do ordinary work.
They drag wagons, pull plows, and haul hay.
Horses can't fly.
So don't even try."

So begins the story of Charlie, an ambitious, determined and speedy horse who, with the help of some friends, proves once and for all that horses can fly. After years of toiling away as a work horse, Charlie, finally recognized for his incredible speed, ends up as a prize racehorse of Leland Stanford, the founder of Stanford University. Stanford has commissioned a photographer named Eadweard Muybridge to take high-speed photos of Charlie as he runs. During the trials, Muybridge snaps a photo of Charlie with all four hooves off the ground, thus proving all the naysayers wrong -- Charlie can fly

Conveyed through Charlie's story is an important message of resilience and self-confidence, telling young readers, "Believe in yourself, give it a try How else will you prove that you can fly?"

Winner, 2024 EQUUS Literary Corral Winnie Award Nominee, 2024 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Finalist, 2025 Western Writers of America Spur Award - Best Western Children's Picture Book Winner, 2025 Will Rogers Medallion Award - Western Young Reader / Fiction / Illustrated Category

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN2LPY81
• ISBN13: 9798855172126
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years