Marguerite Henry
(1902 - 1997)
Marguerite Henry was an American writer of children’s books. Her fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals captivated entire generations. She won the annual Newbery Medal for one of her books about horses and she was a runner-up for two others. One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the basis for several sequels and for the 1961 movie Misty.
Bibliography
Best in Children’s Books Volume 34 (1960)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Brothers Grimm
Charles E. Carryl
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Rose Fyleman
Marguerite Henry
Gladys Schwarcz
Et al
Robin Jacques
Manning De V. Lee
Leonard Weisgard
Et al
Misty of Chincoteague (1947)
Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.
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Stormy, Misty’s Foal (1963)
A foal, born in the aftermath of a great storm, and her famous mother help raise money to repair the storm damage on Chincoteague Island and restore the herds of wild ponies on Assateague Island.
Read online at archive.org.