Literary Titan calls ‘Big Guy’ a Warm, Lively Novel

The children’s book Big Guy: A School Horse Story by Celia Ryker received warm praise in a Literary Titan review: “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.