My new edition of classic novel Black Beauty
I hope you will love my new edition of Anna Sewell’s classic children’s novel, Black Beauty, which launched in February 2023!
This new edition includes:
- Beautiful, exclusive illustrations throughout
- A fresh introduction
- Written especially for young readers about the author, Anna Sewell, and the themes and impact of the book
- The original 1877 text, adapted for easier understanding
- The original, full text of the 1877 novel, but with small adaptations to help modern, young readers fully understand the book
- Difficult and old-fashioned words simplified
- A glossary of difficult words and historical notes
- Explanations of complicated words for each chapter
- Interesting historical facts, relevant to the story
- Collaboration with charity World Horse Welfare
- A profile of UK charity World Horse Welfare and their amazing work to improve horses’ lives around the world
- Meet some of the horses that World Horse Welfare helps in different countries, and learn how you can stand up for horses’ wellbeing
Special Extra:
Gorgeous Black Beauty Colouring Book with all 33 of the beautiful new illustrations from the novel, plus drawing guides to help you sketch horses in five different positions!
Available September 2023
Get your 10 free Black Beauty A4 black and white colouring pages to print yourself, plus the beautiful full colour illustrations to decorate your walls, when you join my Children’s Reading Newsletter
Why a new edition of Black Beauty?
- This amazing story, and the inspirational character of Black Beauty the horse teaches us about kindness, resilience, adaptability and optimism.
- The novel shows how even ordinary people like us can stand up for what is right, and defend the vulnerable people and animals around us in our everyday lives.
- Because Black Beauty was written in 1877, it has a lot of old-fashioned and difficult words.
- My new edition simplifies and explains the difficult vocabulary, so young readers today can understand the book without getting frustrated.
Progress: Leonora’s new edition of the Black Beauty Colouring Book
Black Beauty Colouring Book
- Progress so far: 80% ready
- Beautiful new illustrations: Finished
- Book cover design: Working on it
- I am putting all of the stunning illustrations together to create the Black Beauty Colouring Book
- Target publication date: September 2023
