THE AI REPORT Ongoing coverage of the threat and opportunity AI delivers to the global content business. No matter how explicitly the creature denies he is a duck and announces that he is a cat, the duckling refuses to acknowledge the facts. Throughout the story, Collier interweaves humorous commentary and some definitions (such as for devastated: “That means really, really bummed. The two heroes are meticulously drawn with endearing, expressive faces and body language, and their feathers and fur appear textured and touchable.

Tammi Sauer, a former teacher and library media specialist, is a full-time children's book author who presents at schools and conferences across the country. A Horse Named Steve follows an endearingly silly horse named Steve who finds a magical golden horn in the forest.This is something everyone can relate to- especially young readers who are still trying to figure out just who they are. The illustrations matched the characters perfectly and the story was as entertaining as it was informative. In the first title, Steve starts wearing a unicorn-style horn to get attention, but experiences unexpected challenges in disguise. Belfast-based animation studio Sixteen South is developing a 2D animated series based on popular Canadian kids’ book A Horse Named Steve, written by Kelly Collier (author and illustrator). It’s amazing to see how far Steve has come,” said Collier, “Particularly because he started out as a little doodle, I made to fill an empty picture frame!

Normally I sit down to read the newest children's books I received from Netgalley to my children before bed, and usually I like most of them. One day, Steve discovers a gold horn in the forest, and immediately recognizes it as the means by which he can truly become what he always believed himself to be: exceptional.A Horse Named Steve is a sign of what’s to come at Sixteen South, as it expands its slate and shifts more focus to comedy, adds Williams. This bright, breezy picture-book debut by Toronto author-illustrator Kelly Collier marks the first time I have ever seen the myth of Narcissus reworked with a horse in the starring role. I was substitute teaching a Grade 3 class for a close friend and colleague who asked me to read this story aloud to her students since she has a deep personal connection to this book.