Mrs. Mack /
Patricia Polacco.
- New York : Puffin Books, 2001.
- 38 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
- Picture puffins .
The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse. Patricia Polacco presents a true story from her childhood, when she was finally old enough to learn to ride a horse. Her dreams of riding a beautiful steed are dashed when her father takes her to a stable in the rundown section of town. But it's there Patricia meets Mrs. Mack and a mare named Penny, who help her overcome her fears and change her life forever. Full-color illustrations.