On one very special day, Mandy Sue, a young blind girl, is free from her chores around the farm and can do anything she wants, and chooses to spend her day with her horse, Ben. Ages 5-8. Better to judge this by the jacket illustration than by the jacket copy, which gives away the fact that Mandy Sue is blind. The jacket, showing Mandy Sue standing near her horse, will appeal directly to young horse lovers. There's no "poster child" sentimentality in the story, which follows Mandy Sue during an autumn day on the farm as she spends time with her horse and does things many children might enjoy. Only at the story's close, when her little brother offers her a flashlight, does she reveal "I can't see." What the pictures communicate so clearly is the extent of the world Mandy Sue knows and what a day full of fun she has. Mary Harris Veeder "Karim's prose, which borders on blank verse, beautifully conveys the child's sensations and emotions. Ritz's illustrations in muted colors have an old-fashioned ambiance and and depict a warm family and the area's open landscape." -- Review