A New Friend for Gilbert

Can real-life miniature horses Gilbert and Boots become friends after starting off on the wrong hoof?Home or classroom: Friendship, Bullying, Ability/Physical Challenges, Animal Advocacy, and Animal Rescue.Gilbert can't wait for his new pasture pal to arrive, but sassy Boots is NOT what the lonely mini horse expected. Punky, spunky Boots and mild, mellow Gilbert just don't mesh.Gilbert's limitations due to his dwarfism make it hard for him to run and play like Boots does. Snarky Boots...
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Can real-life miniature horses Gilbert and Boots become friends after starting off on the wrong hoof?Home or classroom: Friendship, Bullying, Ability/Physical Challenges, Animal Advocacy, and Animal Rescue.Gilbert can't wait for his new pasture pal to arrive, but sassy Boots is NOT what the lonely mini horse expected. Punky, spunky Boots and mild, mellow Gilbert just don't mesh.Gilbert's limitations due to his dwarfism make it hard for him to run and play like Boots does. Snarky Boots doesn't understand. Are they too different to become friends or will Gilbert and Boots discover that friendship is possible even after starting off on the wrong hoof?Making friends isn't always easy, but it's always worth it. Join RVR Horse Rescue's real-life miniature horses on their adventure to become friends. Themes of friendship, tolerance, bullying, disability/ability, animal advocacy, and animal rescue.Reader's Favorite Review: Based on a true story, A New Friend for Gilbert by Shirley Alarie is a sweet tale about a miniature horse who is lonely for a friend. Gilbert's favorite pastimes are napping, munching on the sweet grass, and spending time with his humans, Makayla and Miss Debbie. These friends notice, though, how lonely Gilbert is and decide to do something about it. Meet Boots! He's also a miniature horse, but he is bigger than Gilbert-and not very nice either. He is lively and quick and his favorite thing to do is run! Can these two very different horses become friends? Charmingly illustrated by Ileana Nadal, this book is a wonderful avenue for teaching children, and adults, about being good friends in spite of our differences.If you love horses, especially minis, A New Friend for Gilbert by Shirley Alarie is the book for you. Alarie reminds us that sometimes friendship just takes some time-and carrots. Ileana Nadal's watercolors are the perfect complement to this timely story. The pictures and background information at the end of the book are wonderful additions which will connect with any reader. And teachers can use the discussion questions to generate wonderful conversations.