Awards

• Commended for Texas 2x2 Reading List 2016

Overview

Introducing Kate Beaton, a major new picture book talent, and author/illustrator of #1 New York Times bestseller Hark! A Vagrant! Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year. A BIG horse. A STRONG horse. A horse fit for a WARRIOR PRINCESS! But when the day arrives, she doesn't quite get the horse of her dreams...From the artist behind the comic phenomenon Hark! A Vagrant, The Princess and the Pony a laugh-out-loud story of brave warriors, big surprises, and falling in love with one unforgettable little pony.

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Reviews

Praise for The Princess and the Pony * Instead of breaking bones, this warrior princess breaks the mold--and Beaton is in a class of her own. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * A highly recommended, charmingly illustrated tale of teamwork and tenderness. -- School Library Journal, starred review * A smart, brisk story that tosses aside conventional ideas of what princesses (and ponies) are 'supposed' to be. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * The perfect combination of heartwarming and hilarious. -- Booklist, starred review I don't know how you make such a pretty book that has heart and wisdom and also a farting pony, but Kate Beaton does, and we are lucky that she does. -- Jon Klassen, Caldecott Medal-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back Praise for Hark! A Vagrant Included on more than twenty Year's Best lists, including Time, E!, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon.com. * That rarest combination of literate irony and devastatingly funny humor. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Not only fun, but also a good lead-in for teens who may want to explore authors and events they first discover in the riffs here. -- School Library Journal Awards for Kate Beaton 2009 Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent 2011 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work 2012 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work 2012 Harvey Award Special Award for Humor in Comics 2012 Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist

Advance praise for The Princess and the Pony I don't know how you make such a pretty book that has heart and wisdom and also a farting pony, but Kate Beaton does, and we are lucky that she does. -- Jon Klassen, Caldecott Medal-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back Praise for Hark! A Vagrant Included on more than twenty Year's Best lists, including Time, E!, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon.com. * That rarest combination of literate irony and devastatingly funny humor. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Not only fun, but also a good lead-in for teens who may want to explore authors and events they first discover in the riffs here. -- School Library Journal Awards for Kate Beaton2009 Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent2011 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work2012 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work2012 Harvey Award Special Award for Humor in Comics2012 Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist

Praise for The Princess and the Pony * Instead of breaking bones, this warrior princess breaks the mold--and Beaton is in a class of her own. Instead of breaking bones, this warrior princess breaks the mold--and Beaton is in a class of her own. Instead of breaking bones, this warrior princess breaks the mold--and Beaton is in a class of her own. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review I don't know how you make such a pretty book that has heart and wisdom and also a farting pony, but Kate Beaton does, and we are lucky that she does. -- Jon Klassen, Caldecott Medal-winning creator of This Is Not My Hat and I Want My Hat Back Praise for Hark! A Vagrant Included on more than twenty Year's Best lists, including Time, E!, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon.com. * That rarest combination of literate irony and devastatingly funny humor. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Not only fun, but also a good lead-in for teens who may want to explore authors and events they first discover in the riffs here. -- School Library Journal Awards for Kate Beaton 2009 Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent 2011 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work 2012 Harvey Award for Best Online Comics Work 2012 Harvey Award Special Award for Humor in Comics 2012 Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist

Author Information

KATE BEATON was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The collections of her landmark strip Hark! A Vagrant and Step Aside, Pops each spent several months on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from Time, The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR Books, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books Le petit roi and La princesse et le poney. Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.

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