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I really liked all of the novels written by Marguerite Henry - Misty of Chincoteague, Sea Star orphan of Chincoteague - Stormy, Misty's foal - King of the Wind - Justin Morgan Had a horse, mustang - wild spirit of the border - Brighty of the Grand Canyon - etc. I also loved all of the Black Stallion novels as well as the Silver Brumby novels written by Elyne Mitchell in Australia.
Albert Payson Terhune's novels about the Sunnybank collies were wonderful books so honest and so painfully sad in places but well worth reading. So was Lassie Come Home. Sometimes writers only put out one or two novels but they remain in my memory because they are so good - Come Home Brumby by Mary Elwyn Patchett and Snow Coloured Stallion by Gerald Raftery. I also loved the Little House on the Prairie series.
Mary Stewart's King Arthur trilogy was a wonderful trilogy I read also - The Crystal Cave, The Last Enchantment and the Hollow Hills. Also the fourth novel she added several years later to finish the complete story when King Arthur was killed by his son Mordred in The Wicked Day
I'm trying to interest my daughter in reading novels in her younger years because they bring such good memories as you grow up - The Phantom Stallion series are excellent for teenagers; as are the Heartland series; Chestnut Hill; Pony Pals; and (unfortunately) the wonderful twilight series.
I would just be happy if I could encourage her to open her world to books - maybe she would be a little more content with her life. Unfortunately I am losing her to her insatiable desire to prove she doesn't need parents any more or any of our suggestions - only friends and those friends I believe are allergic to books lol
I'm sorry, I know I just wrote a novel but another author kicked into my head. When my family first emigrated to Canada I liked to visit used book shops and I remember picking up several novels by a man called Rutherford Montgomery that were about animals - unfortunately I don't remember the titles although I believe one was Grey Wolf - also Jim Kjelgaard and his Big Red, Irish Red and Outlaw Red series about the beautiful Irish Setter breed of dog.
Sometimes it frustrates me to only remember part of a novel or an author. I remember in Grade 6, our teacher red us a great childrens novel called Bristle Face about a mixed breed mutt and how he won the heart of a stranger. I've never seen or heard about this novel since but it's strange how it sticks in my mind.
Sorry for writing so much. I'm the only one in my family who reads anything at all and I love going into this forum and reading what other people enjoyed reading as children or enjoy reading now. It's fascinating and exciting to know other people are also book 'crazy'
I loved writers like Jack London and Jules Verne when I was a child. Also, the "Adventure" series by Willard Price. I think my parents at one time were quite worried about the little tomboy they were raising but more pleased about the fact I couldn't be separated from a book without using a crowbar
My favorite book when I was a little kid was Dr. Seuss' The Sneeches. I was a voracious reader in grade school, and I loved all the Roald Dahl books and the Little House on the Prarie series.
The first complete books I remember from my youth was the Fellowship of the Ring trilogy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the Chronicles of Narnia series.
All through my childhood , books were my constant companions...keeping me entertained and teaching me about other people and places. Some books that I remember fondly are : "The Magic Garden" (mentioned here frequently!)..."Strawberry Girl"..."Heidi"..."Anne of Green Gables"...the "Trixie Belden" series...and really too many more to mention. I was never "bored" as I hear many children say today...if it's not electronic "entertainment" they don't want to "waste" time on it. Of course, this doesn't apply to ALL children.
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