Marguerite Henry
Marguerite Henry is the beloved author of such classic horse stories as King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague, and Stormy: Misty's Foal, all of which are available in Aladdin paperback editions.
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Marguerite Henry is the beloved author of such classic horse stories as King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague, and Stormy: Misty's Foal, all of which are available in Aladdin paperback editions.
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Birth date: April 13, 1902
Died: November 26, 1997
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When I was 9, we ended up on the tiny island of Gambier in Canada for the summer. We were only supposed to be in Canada for 2 weeks and so I had only brought three books: Misty, Seastar, and Stormy, all horse books by Henry. There were really no other children on the island and we were staying in a ...
Oh lordy, drowning in the nostalgia waves...whew!I remember loving this book, but not a whole lot more.Hence the three stars.
Beautifully written and illustrated. A classic. Read it as a girl and loved it. Recently bought a beautiful hard cover edition.
Nice story about twins getting a Shetland Pony who has a surprise for them. Not quite as good as Henry's longer books, but still a good Henry. Beautiful illustrations.
Gosh, I read Misty of Chincoteague back when I was in elementary school, so about 30 years ago! I still remember this book in a hazy way. I remember reading it, and although I have never been a girl who loved horses, this book pulled me in, and held me in its thrall. The way [a:Marguerite Henry|1...