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Books in the Horses genre:

Green Grass of Wyoming (1946)

Story about adolescent love and the theft of a race horse. This is the third book in a series. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mary O’Hara
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Harriet (1946)

Harriet pulls the delivery wagon for Sedgerow, Ltd. until her retirement to the country to live with Edward, ‘That Nice Young Man.’ To celebrate her first birthday in the country she receives a very special present.

The Little White Horse (1946)

As Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor she catches a glimpse of the little white horse.  The American edition is printed in a larger format on better paper, but lacks the end paper maps and the colored illustrations. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1946

The Little White Horse (1946)

As Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor she catches a glimpse of the little white horse.

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

Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal - 1946

No Ponies (1946)

Jane, Andy and Colin arrive on the Riviera, faced with the dread prospect of ponies only to find the ponies have vanished.

Author(s): Mary Treadgold
Illustrator(s): Ruth Gervis

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. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Marguerite Henry
Illustrator(s): Wesley Dennis

Son of the Black Stallion (1947)

Alec Ramsay receives the Black’s first foal, a colt named Satan.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Milton Menasco

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1947

The Chestry Oak (1948)

A young Hungarian orphan comes to America. This is also the story of a boy and his horse.

Author(s): Kate Seredy
Illustrator(s): Kate Seredy

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949

The Island Stallion (1948)

When Steve Duncan is asked to go on an archeological search on a remote Caribbean island, he never imagines the stallion he will find there. But the giant horse is unapproachable, showing nothing but fear and fury toward people. When the stallion get... View More

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1948

Tenggren’s Cowboys and Indians (1948)

Fifty-two stories and rhymes about the old West.

Author(s): Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

The Black Stallion and Satan (1949)

The Black Stallion returns to Alec Ramsay and races his son Satan.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Milton Menasco

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949

Cedar’s Boy (1949)

Shad Davis gets caught up in the excitement of harness racing -- and finds he has real talent as a driver. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Lee Townsend

Cocolo Comes to America (1949)

Cocolo, the little Italian donkey and his master Lucio come to America.

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1949

The Hidden Burro (1949)

Dorothy and Wally take their burro Chula to the nation’s capital for the summer - but their parents don’t know.

Author(s): Delia Goetz
Illustrator(s): Dorothy Bayley Morse

Little Appaloosa (1949)

Ben lives on a ranch out west and receives an Appaloosa pony of his own to raise, train and ride.

The Little Cowboy (1949)

The Big Cowboy and the Little Cowboy (knee-high to a grasshopper) have exciting adventures in the old West. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Esphyr Slobodkina

The Blood Bay Colt (1950)

In this exciting entry in the story of the Black Stallion and his offspring, a colt is trained to harness racing. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Milton Menasco

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1950

Cocolo’s Home (1950)

Cocolo is homesick for his home island of Rvaya-Reena in Italy so he takes a trip to visit and discovers you can’t go home again.

Author(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1950

Freddy the Cowboy (1950)

Freddy buys Cy, a buckskin bronco, and is soon spending his days in the saddle, when not worrying about the Horrible Ten and fighting off dude ranch bank robbers. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Hirum the Hillbilly (1950)

When two city slickers try to trick Wesley’s folks out of their farm, Hirum the mule steps in and sends them packing.

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

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