Finding the books: Coco the Gift Horse is spectacularly easy to find, and it is very cheap. When I last looked there were several for very sill prices on Amazon: don’t be tempted into paying a lot, as you should be able to pick this one up for a couple of pounds. A Pony for Two is also easy to find, and cheap. The Castle Grey Pony is harder to find, but not impossible. It’s not normally horrendously expensive when it does turn up.
The Castle Grey Pony
Hamilton, Antelope Series, 1976
Many thanks to Lisa Catz for the picture.
Coco the Gift Horse
Collins Seagull Library, London, 1966
Many thanks to Susan Bourgeau for the picture
Jeremy has outgrown Falla, but they can’t afford another pony. Then they happen
across Coco, who has
had a bit of an accident with his milk cart. Mr Brewer his
owner, says the horse is “gorn in the’ead,” and
agrees to sell him to the children’s
friend, Mrs Spragson. She promptly gives him to Jane and Jeremy.
Coco has his own
unique way of going about things, but in the end he proves worth his weight in gold.
A Pony for Two
Collins Seagull, 1965
Collins Pony Library, 1973
Jane and Jeremy’s dream has come true, and they have a pony, Falla. She is not,
however
a normal pony: she does a little dance when Jane whistles. Other people are also
interested in their pony though, and they find Falla is being spied upon by two little
dark
men. Then Falla disappears.
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