Blaze and Thunderbolt
10 best books like Blaze and Thunderbolt (C.W. Anderson): Summer Pony, The Horse-Tamer, Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, Thy Friend, Obadiah, Buffalo Bill, Angus Lost, The Little Duck, Piper at the Gate, Bonny's Big Day, Five O'Clock Charlie
| Author | Jean Slaughter Doty |
| ISBN | 0020429509 |
In yet another of my "read over and over as a kid and lost but now found" review series, I bring you Summer Pony. In this amazing book, a young girl's parents rent a pony for her for one summer. They go to a totally run down farm where 20 ponies are being kept in horrible conditions (which in a story today would...
| Author | Walter Farley |
| ISBN | 0394843746 |
While waiting for a delayed airplane, old Henry Dailey, the Black's trainer, tells young Alec Ramsay a story of his own youth, travelling with his brother, Bill. Bill Dailey's talent as a horse-whisperer was unmatched in the days before the automobile and young Henry tells of an unscrupulous con-man...
Jan Brett is a hit-or-miss author/illustrator for me. Although I usually really enjoy her illustrations, and loved both story and pictures in some cases (Mossy, for example) sometimes her humans seem a bit "off" to me, or I don't connect with the story. So I was interested to read an early Brett with Fritz...
| Author | Brinton Turkle |
| ISBN | 0140503935 |
An interesting story about a seagull that befriends or follows around a little boy, Obadiah. Everyone notices and teases him and the boy doesn’t like it, but when the bird is not there, Obadiah misses him.
I didn’t think the artwork was especially Caldecott worthy. The story is simple and...
| Author | Ingri d'Aulaire |
| ISBN | 0964380374 |
I've often considered the "Wild West" to be fascinating. Cowboys, buffalo, Indians, wagons and life on the pioneer are tantalizing elements of fiction. Perhaps I read a little too much Little House on the Prairie as a girl.
Of all the famous elements of the west, the person who most embodies...
| Author | Marjorie Flack |
| ISBN | 0374403848 |
In this third installment of his continuing adventures, Angus the Scottish terrier - whose story began in
Angus and the Ducks
, and continued in
Angus and the Cat
- finds his way onto the open road, and chasing another dog (a collie), is lead far from home. When night begins to fall, Angus discovers...
| Author | Judy Dunn |
| ISBN | 0394832477 |
The Little Duck by Judy Dunn photos by Phoebe Dunn is a heartwarming story about a young boy who finds a duck egg and takes it back to his house. He put the egg in an incubator until 28 days later and it hatches into Henry a baby boy duck. The book talks about how Henry can’t swim until he begins to produce oil,...
| Author | Mary Stanton |
| ISBN | 0671698206 |
While i liked the characters in this book awhole lot more, i felt alot of it was too easy? not believable? It was like, the story is great, alot of potential, but the author didn't want to take the time to lead you there. Also,at the beginning of the book, I like Piper...alot. But by the end, he loses something,...
This whole series of James Herriott books illustrated by Ruth Brown are lovely picture books. "Bonny's Big Day" tells the story of an old retired farmer, Mr. Skipton, who has lovingly granted his elderly draft horses a beautiful retirement on his property. When Dr. Herriott comes to tend to Dolly's...
| Author | Marguerite Henry |
| ISBN | 0689718713 |
Charlie's not old! So what if he's 28 and most people consider that a little old for a horse. When his rheumatism isn't acting up, he's as frisky as any young colt. And he's certainly not ready for retirement. Charlie can tackle any tough job that comes his way. Unfortunately, Mr. Spinks, Charlie's owner,...
| Author | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
| ISBN | 0064435040 |
Join Laura and her family on their journey across the flat Kansas prairie. There are gophers and rabbits to play with in the daytime, and a cozy camp awaits at night. Renée Graef's enchanting full-color illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams' classic artwork, bring Laura and her family lovingly...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0152024743 |
First sentence: It was springtime and Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, were feeling very chipper. The birds sang, the sun shone, the flowers bloomed.
Premise/plot: The book begins with Mr. Putter promising to read his cat, Tabby, a funny story. But he gets distracted when he notices...
