All time favourite - Rated 
I read this when I was ten and have read it at least once a year ever since, along with I Capture the Castle,The Swish of the Curtain and Three Men in a Boat. All of them inspired me to write myself, and although I can't hold a candle to any of them, I made it eventually. The book is a work of genius.
Such a pity that of the two negative reviews, one was so badly written I question how well the reviewer could read?
Delightful, magical little story - won the Carnegie Medal for children's literature in 1946. - Rated
I was drawn to reading 'The Little White Horse' when I first saw J. K. Rowling's comments about the book ...'I absolutely adored 'The Little White Horse. It had a cracking plot... It was scary and romantic in parts and had a feisty heroine.' So, having not read the book as a child I've come to it as an adult and thoroughly enjoyed it!
The year is 1842 and Maria Merryweather is a petite plain orphaned girl with silvery-grey eyes, straight reddish hair and a thin pale face. She has had to leave the London that she knows, selling her father's house to pay debts, and is off to live with her nearest relative at the Manor of Moonacre in the West Country, taking with her her much-loved, if stern, governess and their canine companion Wiggins.
Maria takes to her cousin Sir Benjamin Merryweather immediately, and falls in love with Moonacre with very little effort. She soon meets the friendly villagers from nearby Silverydew, is re-acquainted with an old childhood friend, Robin, and learns of an ancient story about the foundation of Moonacre which will have a great effect on her future... Soon Maria longs to be the one to restore tranquility and peace to her much-loved Moonacre Valley. Throughout it all, more than anything, Maria longs for another glimpse of the little white horse she first spotted on her arrival at Moonacre one wintry moonlit night...
This is a lovely heart-warming story of innocence, friendship, discovery, magic and ultimately good fighting evil. A pure delight.
Look out for the new film based on the novel, which is set to appear sometime in 2008 - filming apparently started in October '07. The film is due to be called 'The Secret of Moonacre'.
One of the prettiest books ever - Rated
I simply love this book. First I read it a year ago or so in my maternal language as I'm not from England but I'm also going to buy it in English. The Little White Horse is one of the books you can't possibly call kitshy, even though I've seen the commments like that. Elizabeth Goudge is an amazing author with a real gift of writing. Read it absolutely!
Rejuvenating. - Rated
I love this book. Refreshingly uncynical and set in beautiful places, it's like an elixir, which I can sip when feeling jaded and world-weary.
Great for fairy-mad nine year old girl types... - Rated 
I've read this recently as an adult, not having read it as a child.
The story is full of mysteries and makes for a good read. It's probably a mark of the book's quality that I can't think of another children's book quite like it to compare it with. Wrong is righted; there are villains but there is no witchcraft.
But it is VERY whimsical and, above all, mystical in a slightly annoying way. A book with a Christian tone but strange, slightly pagan catholic theology.
If your pre-teen girl likes magical books, but you want something with a fairly good moral tone, this is a good choice. I can see why some people rave about it - it's a one of a kind.
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