Shalom Reader 

Molly and Ben have always done everything together--they even celebrate their birthdays with one big party. But when they have a disagreement over how they should spend money they have saved together, it looks like the party's over! Fortunately both come to see that whereas they are willing to give up on what they wanted to buy, they are not willing to give up on being best friends.... Charlotte Pomerantz's touching story paired with David Soman's expressive art is sure to offer comfort to all young readers who are learning about the ups and downs--as well as the true meaning--of friendship. Charlotte Pomerantz is the author of many highly acclaimed children's books, including The Chalk Doll, illustrated by Fran Lessac. David Soman's art has been praised by School Library Journal for creat[ing] a ss the wide plains and for one last spectacular run before guiding them into the corral. Bob's job is done, but he dreams of galloping with Warrior forever--to where the sky and land meet. This splendid collaboration by an award-winning team captures the beauty and harshness of the frontier, a boundless arena for the struggle between freedom and survival. Based on accounts of Bob Lemmons, a former slave, Black Cowboy, Wild Horses has been rewritten as a picture book by Julius Lester from his story The Man Who Was a Horse in Long Journey Home, first published by Dial in 1972. - from Amzon