Marguerite Henry Books in Order

When Molly's parents surprise her with a scrawny old mare instead of the sleek horse she imagined, she is bitterly disappointed. Then the mare produces a mule foal, Brown Sunshine, whose heart, intelligence, and surprising talent change Molly's mind.

Set in Florida decades after Misty of Chincoteague, this novel follows Dr. Sandy Price as she buys Chincoteague ponies and raises Misty's descendant Twilight. Part pony and part Thoroughbred, Twilight must find her place in the modern show world.

This short Misty story follows the famous pony as she leaves the show circuit and makes the journey back to her island home. Simple text and pictures celebrate the welcome waiting for her and the feeling of truly belonging again.

When a family finally brings home its first pony, the children are thrilled to ride but quickly discover there is more to ownership than sunny trail rides. Grooming, feeding, and setbacks teach them patience, teamwork, and a deeper kind of pride.

The Illustrated Marguerite Henry gathers favorite scenes, artwork, and background notes from many of Henry's horse books. It offers short excerpts, behind the scenes comments, and abundant artwork for readers who want to revisit her stories in one volume.

This photo rich companion book traces the real Misty of Chincoteague from wild foal to beloved children's book celebrity. Captions and drawings show her family, appearances, and foals, connecting the Misty novels to the pony who inspired them.

Growing up on the western plains, Peter Lundy loves nothing more than riding his Medicine Hat stallion, San Domingo. When his bargaining father trades the horse away, Peter's anger sends him into a new life on the Pony Express, where courage is everything.

Part memoir and part letter collection, Dear Readers and Riders gathers Marguerite Henry's stories about the real horses and people behind her books. She answers young fans' questions, shares research adventures, and reflects on what horses have taught her.

Based on the true story of Wild Horse Annie, Mustang follows Annie Bronn's fight to save America's wild mustangs from cruel roundups. From Nevada ranges to the halls of Congress, she rallies schoolchildren and lawmakers to protect the free roaming herds.

In Vienna, baker's son Hans dreams of riding the white Lipizzan stallions he watches on their morning parade to the Spanish Riding School. When he finally gets the chance to train there, he must prove he has the patience and discipline classical riding demands.

During the devastating Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, the Beebe family must evacuate Chincoteague Island while Misty is heavy in foal. Facing flood, snow, and loss, they cling to hope that both the pony and her unborn foal, Stormy, will survive.

Charlie is an aging workhorse who has pulled the same airport fuel wagon for years and dreads being put out to pasture. Retirement seems unbearably dull until he discovers a new daily job that lets him feel useful right at five o'clock.

All About Horses offers an easy to read introduction to horse history, breeds, care, and behavior. Photographs and drawings help curious readers understand how horses live, move, and work with people around the world.

In the marshy countryside of Italy's Maremma, farm boy Giorgio Terni falls in love with a spirited mare named Gaudenzia. Training her for Siena's ancient Palio race, he fights tradition, fear, and rival jockeys to prove that a workhorse can become a winner.

Small and overlooked, Black Gold does not look like a future champion to anyone but young jockey Jaydee. As the colt grows into a powerful racehorse, boy and horse chase a shared dream of running, and winning, America's greatest stakes race.

Every hunting day at exactly one o'clock, the clever fox Cinnabar appears to lead George Washington's hounds on a merry chase around his Virginia estate. This playful tale pits a hardworking father fox against gentlemen hunters in a battle of wits.

Album of Dogs collects lively portraits of twenty five dog breeds, telling how each began and the work it was meant to do. Friendly stories and full color art make it an inviting way for children to learn about everything from collies to Chihuahuas.

Based on a real burro who roamed the Grand Canyon, this novel follows Brighty as he befriends a miner, meets President Theodore Roosevelt, and helps bring a murderer to justice. His stubborn courage turns him into a small but unforgettable canyon legend.

Album of Horses is an illustrated guide that introduces many horse breeds, from Arabians and Morgans to Shires and Mustangs. Each short chapter explains where the breed came from, what it was bred to do, and what makes it special.

This companion to Born to Trot is a fictionalized history of Hambletonian, the stallion who founded the Standardbred breed. Through his breeder's eyes, readers see how a single remarkable horse shaped generations of trotters and American racing.

Young Gib White dreams of driving trotters like his famous father but is always told he is too inexperienced. When a filly named Rosalind comes into his life, their training together gives him one chance to prove himself on harness racing's biggest stage.

After film producers buy their beloved Misty, Paul and Maureen Beebe feel as if the island has lost its heart. Then they find Sea Star, an orphaned colt who needs patient care, and discover that loving a new pony does not mean forgetting the first.

In this short episode from King of the Wind, Sham is overworked as a Paris cart horse under a brutal driver. Agba struggles through hunger and danger to nurse the stallion back to health and find a way to free him before it is too late.

Now known as the Godolphin Arabian, Sham finally lives in comfort as a breeding stallion. Agba watches with pride as Sham's colts thunder across English racecourses, proving that the once despised horse truly is the sire of champions.

From the royal stables of Morocco to the streets of Paris and the racing downs of England, the mute stableboy Agba refuses to give up on his stallion Sham. Their long journey ends when Sham is honored as the Godolphin Arabian, father of champions.

On the Earl of Godolphin's estate, Sham is treated as a mere cart horse until the splendid mare Roxana arrives. When the proud stallion Hobgoblin challenges him, Sham must win a fierce stable yard battle to claim her and reveal his true power.

As part of the King of the Wind story, Sham becomes a tired inn horse in England while his faithful boy Agba is turned away. When Agba risks arrest to stay near him, their devotion leads to a new chance at a better life.

In this early reader set on Chincoteague Island, Paul and Maureen long to capture the wild mare Phantom. As the annual Pony Penning draws near, their plans sweep them into a whirl of swims, roundups, and the first glimpse of Misty.

Misty of Chincoteague tells how siblings Paul and Maureen Beebe dream of owning the wild mare Phantom, then fight to buy her and her foal Misty at Pony Penning Day. Their hard choices reveal what it truly means to care for a horse.

In colonial Pennsylvania, young Benjamin West befriends a sick kitten brought to his family's inn and finds a clever way to save it. His kindness to animals and sharp eye for detail hint at the artist he will one day become.

On a busy farm, a young colt nicknamed the Little Fellow longs to be first in everything. As the seasons turn, he learns that jealousy hurts more than it helps and that friendship is worth sharing the spotlight.

This biography traces inventor Robert Fulton from a curious Pennsylvania boy to the builder of the first successful commercial steamboat. Short chapters and lively scenes show how patience and tinkering can change the way people travel and trade.

Set in early America, this story follows a small bay stallion and the people who believe in him as he pulls logs, races farm horses, and ultimately sires the Morgan horse breed. It is a tale of grit, loyalty, and unexpected greatness.

In this classic picture book, little Geraldine Belinda carefully hoards the birthday presents she has been given and refuses to share them with poorer children. Bit by bit, her conscience and a small mishap teach her how happy generosity can feel.

Birds at Home introduces young readers to the everyday birds that nest in trees, vines, and shrubs near their houses, showing how they build, feed, and raise their families in clear, simple language.