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Books in the Horses genre:

Stripey: A Little Zebra (1939)

The adventures of a young zebra.

Author(s): Hamilton Williamson
Illustrator(s): Berta Hader
Elmer Hader

The Great Geppy (1940)

Every evening the safe at the Bott Bros. Three-Ring Circus is being robbed. This is obviously a job for the Great Geppy, a detective who can walk a tightrope, be shot from a cannon, train lions, and blend in with the clowns and the freaks. Read onlin... View More

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1940

Oxus in Summer (1940)

A collection of stories about the adventures of the six friends in the Oxus country.

Smoky-House (1940)

An exciting tale about dogs and donkeys and smugglers. The British edition has the hyphen.

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): C. Walter Hodges

Smoky House (1940)

An exciting story about dogs and donkeys and smugglers.

Author(s): Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s): Richard Floethe

Vanka’s Donkey (1940)

In this old Russian story, a farm woman learns that kindness is the best way to treat her donkey.

Author(s): Sonia Medvedeva Daugherty
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

The Black Stallion (1941)

Shipwrecked off the coast of North Africa, Alec Ramsay tames a wild black stallion and brings him home to America.

 

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Keith Ward

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1942

Calico the Wonder Horse: or, The Saga of Stewy Slinker (1941)

A Christmas story about a cow horse and a bad man.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrator(s): Virginia Lee Burton

Left Till Called For (1941)

When the Germans invade their island in the English Channel, Mick and Caroline Templeton get left behind in the confusion.

Author(s): Mary Treadgold
Illustrator(s): Richard Floethe

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1941
Carnegie Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1941

My Friend Flicka (1941)

The story of an eleven year old boy whose one intense desire is that he have a colt of his own. At last his wish is granted, and he chooses his yearling, against all advice. The story is centered on the process of winning 'Flicka' and of proving the ... View More

Author(s): Mary O’Hara
Illustrator(s): David Blossom

We Couldn’t Leave Dinah (1941)

When the Germans invade their island in the English Channel, Mick and Caroline Templeton get left behind in the confusion.

Author(s): Mary Treadgold
Illustrator(s): Stuart Tresilian

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1941
Carnegie Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1941

The Missouri Canary (1943)

Chuck and Bob come to the aid of the U.S. Army with their mule, the Missouri Canary.

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Thunderhead (1943)

Continues the story of My friend Flicka. The story of Flicka's ugly white colt, Thunderhead, who grows to be a champion racehorse. This is the second book in a series. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mary O’Hara
Illustrator(s): John Steuart Curry

Animal Stories (1944)

Forty-six original stories featuring our animal friends. Some editions have only thirty-six stories.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Animal Stories #8008 (1944)

Original stories featuring our animal friends. This is a later edition with about half as many stories. It is a Big not a Giant Little Golden Book.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Horse Who Lived Upstairs (1944)

Joey lives in the city and pulls a vegetable cart, but longs for the country, until he gets to try farm life for himself.

Author(s): Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s): Helen Stone

Horses (1944)

A mare takes her colt to the circus.

Author(s): Timothy Hay
Illustrator(s): Wag

The Black Stallion Returns (1945)

Alec Ramsay learns that Black had been stolen and his rightful owner comes to reclaim him. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Harold Eldridge

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1945

The Burro of Barnegat Road (1945)

When Chula the burro comes from Mexico to Connecticut, at first no one is happy.

Author(s): Delia Goetz
Illustrator(s): Hilda van Stockum

The Adventures of Arab (1946)

Arab is a merry-go-round horse who seeks his freedom. He and a coach horse strike a bargain and trade places and what happens next is rather unusual. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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