We may not tie a gold horn to our head to be cool, but I bet we all have something we’re doing to improve our social status. A laugh-out-loud tale of an endearingly self-absorbed horse who learns that there’s more than one way to blow your own horn!

In fact, many of his friends are so inspired, they decide to tie items to the tops of their heads as well. Ryan covers tech, talent and general kids entertainment news, with a passion for kids rap content and video games. David: Yeah, we were definitely drawn in first by how beautiful the characters are in the book – but then by the words that come out of the characters, because they’re hilarious. We decided to keep Steve looking as close as possible to how he looks in the book, and then do bright, colorful backgrounds. He is confused by this peculiar-looking duck, who has a long tail, doesn’t waddle and likes to be alone.Belfast-based animation studio Sixteen South is developing a 2D animated series based on popular Canadian kids’ book A Horse Named Steve, written by author-illustrator Kelly Collier.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This shows him as not perfect, and more relatable to young readers, and makes the story more fun which will keep readers interested and entertain by the story after it is over. Team spirit and individual achievement are certainly lacking in this attempt to explore what makes a horse (or a child). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. There is a purity and innocence about Steve which is expertly captured in her drawings and is considerably endearing.He scoops up his now golden crown and ties it on his head and gallops off at full speed to show his friends how AMAZING he is now.

Throughout the story, Collier interweaves humorous commentary and some definitions (such as for devastated: “That means really, really bummed. Kelly married a fellow artist who doesn't complain when her projects take over the entire house, she has a dog who sort of resembles Steve and she really loves gold. A Horse Named Steve has a spare, wintry colour scheme (black and white, with pale green highlights) that belies the book’s abundant charms.

A Horse Named Steve is a charming story about a horse wanting to be special, or more special than he already is. A cute book with fun, quirky illustrations, this tells a much needed story about how you can be exceptional if you're just like everyone else, or if you're the different one. The audiobook was voiced by Rainn Wilson, and listening to it, we knew right away, ok, this is our kind of humor.

This can lead into a great discussion of what really makes people special, and a self-check evaluation of our materialistic tendencies (I say our because even adults need this self-check from time to time). That Steve is never really shaken in his desire to be exceptional is in keeping with the book’s light touch.Vain Steve ties a horn to his head in an effort to be exceptional, prompting all his forest friends to copy him, leading to. With a distinctive visual style filled with laugh out loud slapstick comedy and an undeniable silliness, Steve follows our most innocent, naïve and loveable hero on his mission to be his best self. Accepting yourself for who you are and achieving inner confidence makes the perfect premise for a brand new and whimsical children’s picture book.