Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse

By Marcy Campbell, Corinna Luyken (illustrator),

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Adrian Simcox tells anyone who will listen that he has a horse - the best and most beautiful horse anywhere.

But Chloe does NOT believe him. Adrian Simcox lives in a tiny house. Where would he keep a horse? He has holes in his shoes. How would he pay for…

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1 author picked Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

A book about empathy that is also a tribute to the power of imagination. A boy without much money tells his classmates he has a horse. A more well-to-do girl knows he is lying and can’t tolerate it. When she visits the boy at his home, she is able to see past herself and can begin to appreciate and enter into the boy’s reality. One thing I really love about this book is that it shows how much larger empathy can make us -- how that kind of openness in addition to making us kinder can also give access to…

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