Running with the Horses by Alison Lester
Penguin, Australia, 2009
Hardback, 32 pages
ISBN: 978-0-670-86833-9
Suggested reading age: 9+
Reviewed by: Indrani Perera
Rating: ****
A fabulous tale of adventure and bravery from wonderful Australian author and illustrator, Alison Lester. Nina and her father, Viktor the stable master, live above the palace stables at the Royal Academy of Dancing Horses. Nina dreams of of one day becoming a rider at the Academy. Her dreams are dashed when war rips throughout the country, forcing Nina, her father and Karl the groom to take the remaining Academy horses on a long and perilous journey across the mountains to her grandparent's home.