A laugh-out-loud tale of an endearingly self-absorbed horse who learns that there’s more than one way to blow your own horn! Although the picture books target kids ages three to seven, they have a self-awareness and “dry humor” that make it easy to age up the series concept for eight- to 11-year-olds, explains Williams. Likewise, the clever use of the ‘Clap, Clap, Clap’ sound when Steve excitedly decides that the horn will make him exceptional, resembles the clippity-clop of a horses shoes on the ground – adding to the realism and hilarity of the story.

The animal characters' facial expressions and side comments are giggle-inducing, making this a great read-aloud picture book. It’s amazing to see how far Steve has come,” said Collier, “Particularly because he started out as a little doodle, I made to fill an empty picture frame! Her books have received awards, earned starred reviews, made lists, been made into musicals, and been translated into many different languages.Collier varies her use of typefaces and sizes and adds some comic-book panels, authorial asides, and occasional definitions to the telling. In fact, many of his friends are so inspired, they decide to tie items to the tops of their heads as well. We asked them if we were too late, but they responded saying no, that we were the first people to get in touch about A Horse Named Steve. The silliness of the books is what drew Nelvana to the property, says Athena Georgaklis, VP of Nelvana Studios.

The awards are part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, a premier global children’s publishing event held annually in Bologna, Italy. Then one day while walking through the forest he stumbles across a beautiful gold horn just lying on the ground. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Team spirit and individual achievement are certainly lacking in this attempt to explore what makes a horse (or a child) special. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Congo, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.Tammi Sauer, a former teacher and library media specialist, is a full-time children's book author who presents at schools and conferences across the country. No good can come from Steve creeping deeper and deeper into the pond trying to find the beautiful horn. What he lacks in common sense, Steve more than makes up for in positivity and determination to be the best he can be.