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Pony Books:
THE DONKEY CART
(CROWELL [USA] 1946)
ILLUSTRATED BY LOIS LENSKI
Reprinted in hardback
SUMMARY: Younger children's picture type book. Two children have a summer of adventure and fun on their uncle's farm.
RIDING THE PONY EXPRESS
(CROWELL [USA] 1948)
Reprinted a number of times in hardback by the original publisher.
Published in paperback by Scholastic
SUMMARY: Historical horse story. Young Dick travels to Nebraska in the hope of becoming a Pony Express rider like his father. However things do not go well….
SURPRISE FOR A COWBOY
(CROWELL [USA] 1950)
ILLUSTRATED BY GRACE PAULL
SUMMARY: Some pony interest, mainly a cowboy/ranching story. City boy Danny goes to stay on his uncle's ranch where he learns to ride and he longs to live the cowboy life for good. He is sad when his stay comes to an end as he does not want to go back to the city. But perhaps there is a surprise in store for him which will cheer him up!
Possibly a prequel to A Ranch for Danny (see below).
A RANCH FOR DANNY
(CROWELL [USA] 1951)
ILLUSTRATED BY GRACE PAULL
SUMMARY: Danny longs to live at the Starlight Ranch so Danny and Judy develop a trick riding routine in order to persuade Judy's father, who owns the ranch, to sell it to Danny's family.
Possible a sequel to Surprise for a Cowboy (see above).
STAR OF WILD HORSE CANYON
(CROWELL [USA] 1953)
ILLUSTRATED BY GRACE PAULL
Published in hardback and in paperback by Scholastic
SUMMARY: When the pony Star disappears from the ranch, everyone tells young Danny that he has gone back to join the wild herd from which he was captured. But Danny, who has tamed Star, knows he is not wild any more, and thinks there may be a more sinister explanation for his pony's disappearance.
PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES
OLD CHARLIE
(CROWELL [USA] 1957)
ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL GALDONE
Reprinted a number of times in paperback by Scholastic
SUMMARY: When the horse from their camp, old Charlie is destined for the slaughter house, Bruce and his friends hatch up a plan to rescue him.
THREE DOLLAR MULE
(CROWELL [USA] 1960)
ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL LANTZ
Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic with different illustrations by Carol Wilde
Also reprinted fairly recently in 1995 by Troll Communications
SUMMARY: A boy finds himself the owner of a mule who likes children but is very hostile to adults. To the parents' dismay and the boy's delight, all attempts to sell the animal fail.
DEXTER
aka TAKE CARE OF DEXTER (Scholastic paperback edition)
(CROWELL [USA] 1973)
ILLUSTRATED BY GLO COALSON
Reprinted in paperback by Scholastic when it was re-titled TAKE CARE OF DEXTER
SUMMARY: When Alex and his family must leave the circus where they live, Alex has to leave behind his beloved pony Dexter. He asks his friend Dave to take care of Dexter. But whilst Alex is away Dexter is hurt and everyone tells Dave that Dexter should be put down. What can Dave do to save his friend's pony?
CONQUISTA
(With Michael Syson)
(CROWELL [USA] 1978)
ILLUSTRATED BY RONALD HIMLER
Reprinted in hardback by Harper Collins
SUMMARY: Short novella sized book. A historical story about a young Indian boy called Little Wolf and how he encounters his first horse, an army animal which has been separated from the troops.
Collector's Info
The majority of the books were published in both hardback and paperback. Most of these are easy to find in their native USA. They can be a lot harder to find elsewhere however. Here it may be cheaper to buy copies from America rather than pay the high prices charged by UK book sellers.
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