Booklist, reviewing ''Ol' Clip-Clop'', wrote "The expert pacing, attention-grabbing sound effects make this a winner, not to mention an ending featuring the kind of quick revelation that will have your whole audience of kids screaming and your storyteller laughing. .. The extreme darkness in many of the scenes, though adding to the creepiness, might present some challenges for large groups, so plan your (spooky) lighting accordingly."
The Horn Book Magazine found "The dark, muted shades of Velasquez’s oil paintings enhance the hair-raising text." ''Ol' Clip-Clop
has also been reviewed by Library Media Connection
, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly'', ==Awards==