‘Big Guy’ Wins Literary Titan Silver Award

The children’s book Big Guy: A School Horse Story received a Literary Titan Silver Award. Literary Titan recognizes books that stand out for their innovative storytelling. Congrats to author Celia Ryker!

In a review, Literary Titan praised the story, adding that “Big Guy’s voice is the book’s greatest strength. He’s proud, observant, funny, and sometimes wonderfully vain.”

The review concludes: “By the end, Big Guy has become a thoughtful story about identity, usefulness, friendship, and the many forms a good life can take. Big Guy doesn’t simply trade one career for another. He learns to see himself and the horses around him more clearly. His final realization, “We’re all real horses,” is simple, but it lands because the whole book has built toward it. This would be an inviting read for young horse lovers, but its compassion for aging animals and its understanding of pride, change, and community give it plenty to offer adult readers too.”

Read the full review here.