Literary Child August Book Selection: Black Beauty

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Join us as we begin our August reading selection! And don't miss the accompanying issue of Literary Child, filled with original word puzzles, family activities, games, crafts, recipes and more...all inspired by the book Black Beauty!

Summary of the book:
Every child loves a story about a horse, and Black Beauty remains one of the finest, most touching ever written. Set in Victorian London, the novel follows the shifting fortunes of a horse as he moves from owner to owner, from his idyllic days on a country squire's estate to his harsh fate as a London cab horse. Narrated by the noble Black Beauty himself, this dramatic and heartwarming tale offers an animal’s perspective of the world, and highlights the thoughtless, even cruel treatment animals endured during that period.