THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE PONY

by Fred Gurner ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 14, 1973

A lumpishly charming peasantry and squiggly line-drawing landscapes successfully convey a mood of modernist naivete, while the story, unfortunately, strives too hard for a complementary simplicity. A traveling photographer with no luck in his profession, finds that his pony -- by chomping on the red bulb of the camera -- takes beautiful pictures every time. The many examples and extended celebration of the pony's unaccountable talent stretches a single idea rather thin, and though the pony's snapshots are pleasant enough they rate only passing notice.

Pub Date: Feb. 14, 1973

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1973

Categories: CHILDREN'S