The Children's Picture Book 'Noni The Pony'
The children’s picture book Noni the Pony is simple, feel good, rhyming story about a kind, friendly pony named Noni. Noni lives on a farm with her best friends Dave Dog and Coco the Cat. The author defines the character right from the first page by describing Noni as friendly and fun (Tunnell, 2008, p. 18). Also creating the fun tone in saying that Noni loves trotting and prancing (Tunnell, 2008, p. 18). As Noni kicks up her heels with the hens and the ducks the book develops a light-hearted mood (Tunnell, 2008, p. 18). The precise vocabulary describing when the leaves rustle and sigh gives the dimension of sound (Tunnell, 2008, p. 20). Also using words like spooked, shimmering and ambush add more interesting descriptions to the night, Noni’s