In the Meadow of Fantasies

By Hadi Mohammadi, Nooshin Safakhoo (Illustrator), Sara Khalili (Translator)

A girl embarks on a magical journey with seven mysterious horses.

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42 pages

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Bookroo's summary

A young girl, confined to her bed, discovers a magical world when a real horse appears in her room. She joins seven mysterious horses on an enchanting adventure. While six horses reveal their stories, the seventh remains a mystery, inviting the girl's imagination to fill in the gaps. This tale of dreams and friendship invites readers to explore their own fantasies and the power of caring for others.

From the publisher

Written by the winner of IBBY’s Best Book Award, Mohammad Hadi Mohammadi, In the Meadow of Fantasies is one girl’s luminous escapade into a land of seven mysterious horses. A young girl with a physical handicap gazes up at a mobile of spinning horses from her little pink bed in her room filled with leafy plants. As she watches them prance about, the tufted snout of a real live horse peeks through her bedroom door. Soon enough, our bright protagonist is off and cantering on an adventure with seven majestic horses. The first six are easily understood: their colors, dreams, families, and origins are described and accompanied with exquisite drawings. The seventh horse, however, is an enigmatic creature with no clear hue or history, a lack that is soon filled in by the loving offerings of the other ponies. A story about dreaming and about caring for others, In the Meadow of Fantasies will remind young readers of their own reveries and conjure new fantasies of friendly creatures in far off lands.