She read many western adventure stories by Zane Grey and decided at a young age that she wanted to live on a ranch of her own someday, where she could see her own horses run and play. Marguerite wasn’t allowed to go to school because of her weak state and the fear of spreading her illness to others, and discovered the joy of reading while confined. She was stricken with rheumatic fever at age six, which kept her bedridden until she was twelve years old. Both it and Misty of Chincoteague won the highest accolade a children’s book can garner, the Newbery Medal Award King of the Wind won the Young Reader’s Choice Award in 1951 as well.īorn and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marguerite was the youngest of the five children of Louis and Anna Breithaupt. King of the Wind (1948) is another of her most popular novels, recognized as “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children,” by the American Library Association. Her best-known novels are Misty of Chincoteague (the basis for the 1961 movie Misty) and its sequels. Many of Marguerite Henry’s books are based on true stories of horses (and occasionally other animals), and have since been translated into twelve languages. She authored more than fifty children’s books, capturing especially the dreams and fantasies of horse-loving children everywhere. I'll definitely recommend it to horse lovers, but it's not going to become a favorite of mine.Marguerite Henry (ApNovember 26, 1977), was a beloved American author of animal stories for children.

The characters are fairly static, and the dialogue comes across as a bit old-fashioned, but I can see how the book would appeal to its target demographic. It's a nice enough story, with some action and suspense. So now, as an adult, I decided to read it and see what I missed. I had a childish aversion to it, and I was not pony crazy. Will Paul and Maureen have enough money to buy both?Confession: I never read this book as a child, though I was recommended it more than once.

This year, the Phantom is captured for a surprising reason: she has a foal. The brother and sister have their hearts set on buying a pony on the next pony-penning day - and not just any pony, but the Phantom, who has resisted capture for two years running. Paul and Maureen Beebe live with their grandparents, who gentle wild Chincoteague ponies for a living, but training up ponies for sail is not the same as having one of your very own.

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