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Holly Hobbie - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

This gorgeous, resonant tale is a beautiful recollection from Holly Hobbie's own childhood about her love affair with horses.When Holly's family moves from the city to the countryside, she's scared of this new world at first, but gradually comes to love the animals she encounters....
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Rosie's Magic Horse

Russell Hoban - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

If an ice-pop stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? A fanciful tale by Russell Hoban, mischievously illustrated by Quentin Blake.Once its icy sweetness is gone, a discarded ice-pop stick is lonely until young Rosie comes by and lays it in a cigar box with others like...
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Ponyella

Nate Evans - Disney-Hyperion; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Which pony does the diamond horseshoe fit? In this clever retelling of Cinderella, Ponyella longs to show Princess Penelope her fabulous leaps and jumps at the Tippington 25th Annual Grand Royal Pony Championship. But Plumpkin and Bun Bun, the mean ponies she shares a farm with, say that...
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Wonder Horse: The True Story of the Worlds Smartest Horse

Emily Arnold McCully - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

In the late 1800s, former slave and veterinarian Bill "Doc" Key realized that his new foal, Jim, was no ordinary horse. Believing in the power of kindness and patience, Doc taught Jim to spell, recognize the primary colors, and even make change from a cash register! . Performing...
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Noni the Pony

Alison Lester - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Meet Noni, a pony who's as zippy and fun as she is thoughtful and kind.Introducing Noni, the friendliest, funniest, and friskiest pony you'll ever meet! When she's not racing and chasing with her best pals Dave Dog and Coco the Cat, she's busy making sure they feel cozy and loved....
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Horses: Trotting! Prancing! Racing!

Patricia Hubbell - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Horses do all kinds of things. They race around tracks, haul wagons, herd animals, and more. They need a lot of care from their owners, including brushing and exercise. Horses come in many sizes and colors. Joe Mathieu’s adorable illustrations rendered in watercolor and pencil bring...
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Noni the Pony

Alison Lester - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

Meet Noni, a pony who's as zippy and fun as she is thoughtful and kind.Introducing Noni, the friendliest, funniest, and friskiest pony you'll ever meet! When she's not racing and chasing with her best pals Dave Dog and Coco the Cat, she's busy making sure they feel cozy and loved....
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Magnus at the Fire

Owen Smith - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Magnus lives and works at the Broadway Firehouse. He knows that when the fire alarm clangs, he and his partners, Billy and Sparks, are supposed to spring into action. Without them the firemen would never be able to move the gigantic steam pumper. And without a pumper the crew wouldn't be able...
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The Wild Little Horse

Rita Gray - Dutton Juvenile; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

An exhilarating adventure awaits Little Horse, just starting to explore the world beyond his cozy barn.Trotting past sleepy meadows, then gaining speed as the rolling sea beckons, he becomes Wild Little Horse. But home is never far away—Papa Horse and Mama Mare follow close behind....
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Giddy-up! Let's Ride!

Flora McDonnell - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Flora McDonnell’s joyful new rendition of an old rhyming game will inspire many a rousing ride on a bouncing knee.Trrrit-trrrot! Rumpetta-trump! Bang! Bang! Boom! Boom! Flora McDonnell takes the traditional "This Is the Way the Ladies Ride" and puts an exhilarating new spring...
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Appaloosa Zebra: A Horse Lover's Alphabet

Jessie Haas

Horses, horses, horses! Enough horses for horse lovers young enough to need an alphabet book or old enough to read Xenophon. Here are horses from A (Appaloosas and Arabians) right through each of the twenty-six letters. The narrator dreams of having a horse farm with all th
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