Horse Tales

 This week, I'm sharing chapter book stories about horses . . . .

Astra by Chris Platt
Forbidden to ride after her mother's death in a riding accident, thirteen-year-old Lily nurses her mother's beloved horse, Astra, back to health, hoping that someday Astra will win the Tevis Cup endurance race.

Rescue by Jessie Haas

When Chess moves near Joni, their differing opinions have Joni defending her family's farm, and she must find the courage to stand up to Chess when she decides to "rescue" the minature horses from a nearby farm.

Libby of High Hopes by Elisa Primavera

When ten-year-old Libby Thump stumbles upon High Hopes Horse Farm and finds her dream horse, Princess, a prize-winning jumping horse that has been put out to pasture, Libby tries to convince her parents to give her riding lessons.

Dream of Night by Heather Henson

Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.

More Horse Stories --

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
The Blue Roan Child by Jamieson Findlay
Chauncy of the Maury River by Gigi Amateau

The Devil in Ol' Rosie by Louise Moeri
A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus

A Hundred Horses by Sarah Lean

The Island Horse by Susan Hughes

King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry

Mary Margaret Meets Her Match by Christine Kole MacLean

Mending Horses by M.P. Barker

My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara

No Small Thing by Natale Ghent

Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan

Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through September 10, 2021.

Galloping Good Reads: Horse Stories

This week, I am sharing chapter book stories featuring horses. 

Margret and Flynn, 1875 by Kathleen Duey
In the Colorado Territory in 1875, orphan Margret and her older sister Libby are staying with the kind-hearted Mrs. Fredrickson when Margret finds an injured horse which she nurses back to health and wants to keep, while Libby is too mistrustful of people to think that they might possibly have found a home.

A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus
Forced to leave London for a new home in the country after their father refuses to join the military during World War II, Wolfie and his brother, Dodo, bond with an orphaned foal that they risk their lives to rescue.

Dream of Night by Heather Henson
Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.

A Hundred Horses by Sarah Lean
Eleven-year-old Nell must spend spring break in the country with an aunt and cousins she has never met, but while there she meets a mysterious, wild girl with a strange connection to horses and an uncanny understanding of Nell.


More Horse Books --
Astra by Chris Platt
Chancey of Maurey River by Gigi Amateau
Gabriel's Horses by Alison Hart
Horse Tales by June Crebbin
The Island Horse by Susan Hughes
Libby of High Hopes by Elise Primavera
My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
No Small Thing by Natale Ghent
Rescue by Jessie Haas
The Rose Legacy by Jessica Day George
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
Wind Rider by Susan Williams

Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through March 22, 2019.