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Sophia the Show Pony
Sophia the Show Pony

Sophia the Show Pony

By Kate Waterhouse, Illustrated by Sally Spratt

3-5

JUVENILE FICTION

Formats: Hardcover Picture Book

Hardcover Picture Book, (US $17.99) (CA $23.99)

Publication Date: November 2022

ISBN 9781761042492

Rights: US & CA

Penguin Random House Australia (Nov 2022)
Puffin (AU YR)

Available from local and national retailers throughout the US.
 

Overview

Sophia is a show pony who loves fashion, but she also dreams of winning races. Can she find a way to be both fashionable and fast?

Though a perfectly groomed fashionista,
Sophia longed to be more.
Winning a race like the Giddy Up Cup
Was a thrill she was keen to explore.


A gorgeous hardback picture book complemented with beautiful illustrations of style queen Sophia. Filled with positive messages about believing in yourself and finding your place in the world, this is an empowering story which will delight and enchant young readers.

Author Biography

Kate Waterhouse is the director and founder of katewaterhouse.com, a go-to fashion destination in Australia, with Kate reporting on fashion, trends, beauty and lifestyle as well as featuring candid celebrity interviews. She is also a journalist, media personality, television presenter, radio talent, children’s author and dedicated mother of two girls.

Sally Spratt is the creative behind The Lust List, a collection of illustrations that has become as luxurious and aspirational as the products that inspired its beginnings. The Lust List began in 2013 as an Instagram account that Sally created to share lifelike drawings of things, she coveted but couldn’t have, from glamorous shoes and must-have handbags to runway fashion, cult beauty products and sparkling jewels. Now, with over 120k followers, Sally has become one of Australia’s most in-demand illustrators and creative influencers. Sophia the Show Pony is Sally’s first children’s book.