Polly Pigtails #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Josie and the Dream Pony," by Roberta Saffron, follows Josie Farrell, a young copy girl at a city newspaper who dreams of owning a Shetland pony. After months of planning and financial struggle, she acquires Molasses, a supposedly gentle pony to keep in her back yard. However, Molasses proves to be lazy, gluttonous, and difficult to manage, eating excessively and refusing to cooperate. When Josie's father discovers the pony's true nature and poor condition, he threatens to send it to an Old Pony's Home, forcing Josie to work harder at her job to earn money for Molasses' upkeep. The story continues as Josie's constant worry about the troublesome pony begins to affect her work and personal life, leading to complications at her newspaper office and among her club members.
At just fifteen, Philippa Duke Schuyler has already earned recognition from America's leading symphonies as a composer of remarkable promise, yet she's managed to keep her life outside music refreshingly grounded. Inspired by everything from fairy tales to comics, she's written whimsical pieces and poured her experiences—like a bittersweet Mexican vacation—into serious concert works that have won major competitions. Now she's balancing her ambitious symphonic plans with reading, jitterbugging, and a conviction that swing music deserves a place in the classical composer's toolkit.
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