Horse Picture Books

P ANDERSON Anderson, C.W. Billy and Blaze: A little boy who loves horses gets a special birthday present. (Series) P ANDERSON Anderson, C.W. The Rumble Seat Pony: While riding in the rumble seat of their old yellow car, three children spot and adopt a neglected pony. E BANG Bang, Monika Campbell, Little Rat Rides: Little Rat overcomes her fear and learns to ride a horse, just like her daddy did when he was young. P BRETT Brett, Jan. Fritz and the Beautiful Horses: A short, shaggy pony who lives his life in the shadow of the tall, sleek horses of the kingdom, rescues the children when the “beautiful” horses cannot. P BRUCHAC Bruchac, Joseph. Crazy Horse’s Vision: A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people. P BYARS Byars, Betsy Cromer. Little Horse: Little Horse falls into the stream and is swept away into a dangerous adventure and a new life. P COTTEN Cotton, Cynthia. Snow Ponies: When Old Man Winter lets his snow ponies out of the barn, they run into the world, and everything that they touch turns white. P DE FOSS DeFossard, Esta. Tommy the Timid Foal: Tommy the timid foal doesn't make friends very easily but after meeting some animals and a young boy, Tommy discovers that having friends can be very pleasant.

P DENNIS Dennis, Wesley. Flip and the Cows: A curious colt overcomes his fear of cows and their sharp horns by backing out of trouble. E DENZEL Denzel, Justin. Black Kettle: King of the Wild Horses: A wild black stallion, coveted by all who see him, is protected from capture by a Native American youth. J EARHART Earhart, Kristin. Happy’s Big Plan: Happy Go Lucky is quickly learning his way around Big Apple Barn. He discovers that being a school pony isn't easy. Every rider is very different, but Happy has a plan. (Big Apple Barn series) J EARHART Earhart, Kristin. Patch: Lauren and her Pinto, Patch, meet Sarah and her Palomino. Lauren realizes Sarah is difficult to be friends with, but maybe a spooky walk in the woods will change that. (Breyer Stablemates series) P GRAY Gray, Rita. The Wild Little Horse: Little Horse cannot resist the call of the wind, which encourages him to run like a wild colt and cavort by the sea. P HASELEY Haselely, Dennis. Twenty Heartbeats: After waiting for decades for the portrait of his prize horse to be finished, an angry rich man decides to confront the artist. P HASS Hass, Jessie. Scamper and the Horse Show: Molly and her sister hope that their horse Scamper's costume will win a blue ribbon in the horse show, but some unexpected rainfall changes the situation. Includes information on horse shows. P HIGH High, Linda Oatman. The Girl on the High-Diving Horse: Eight-year-old Ivy Cordelia spends the summer of 1936 in Atlantic City with her photographer father, and dreams of being the girl who perches on a horse as it dives into a tank of water. E HOFF Hoff, Syd. Chester: A wild horse searches for someone to love and care for him. P HONDA Honda, Tetsuya. Wild Horse Winter: A wild colt and his mother struggle to find food during a harsh winter. The Dosanko horses of Japan are an ancient breed with a unique behavior pattern. When winter blizzards arrive they bury themselves in the snow to stay warm and protected until the storm ends. P HONG Chen, Jiang Hong. The Magic Horse of Han Gan: Master artist Han Gan's painted horse comes alive to help save ancient China from attack.

P JEPPSON Jeppson, Ann-Sofie. You're Growing Up, Pontus!: The story combines the story of a young horse, told in diary form from the horse's point of view, with the more technical aspects of equestrian terms and tools. J KIMPTON Kimpton, Diana. Princess Ellie to the Rescue: Pony Crazed Princess #1: Princess Ellie must rescue her pony from a stranger. P LANGE Lange, Willem. John and Tom: When John has an accident while cutting logs in the Vermont woods, Tom, the Morgan horse who is his work partner and friend, uses intelligence and strength to rescue him. P LESTER Lester, Julius. Black Cowboy Wild Horses: a true story: A black cowboy is so in tune with wild mustangs that they accept him into the herd, thus enabling him single-handedly to take them to the corral. P LOCKER Locker, Thomas. The Mare on the Hill: Grandfather brings home a fearful mare to breed, hoping that his grandsons can teach her to trust people again. P LONDON London, Jonathan. Mustang Canyon: A young mustang is separated from its mother when a plane sweeps over the canyon and the horses run from the noise. P MCMILLA McMillan, Bruce. Gletta the Foal: An Icelandic foal searches for the source of something that she can hear but not see. E MEISTER Meister, Cari. My Pony Jack: Easy-to-read, rhyming text follows Lacy as she spends a day with her pony, giving him exercise, grooming him, and feeding him oats and hay. P RABINOW Rabinowitz, Sandy. The Red Horse and the Bluebird: A red horse and a bluebird become the best of friends and find ways of helping each other. E SILVERM Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep. (Series) J WEYN Weyn, Suzanne. Snowflake: While helping out at Fox Creek Farm, three girls try to find a way to pay for a new winter blanket needed by a Percheron horse that is new to the stables. (Breyer Stablemates series)