C W Anderson: Illustrated Bibliography 1 (Children’s)
Billy and Blaze
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1936
Macmillan, New York, 1962
Aladdin Books, New York, 1992 (pb)
“Billy loves horses and is thrilled to receive a bay pony with a white blaze for his birthday.”
Blaze and the Gipsies
Macmillan, New York, 1937
Macmillan, New York 1962
Blaze and the Gipsies
Macmillan, New York, 1937
Macmillan, New York 1962
“Blaze overcomes many obstacles so that he can get home to Billy after the gypsies steal him”
Blaze and the Forest Fire
Macmillan, New York, 1938
Macmillan, New York, 1962
Aladdin
Books, New York, 1992 (pb)
Billy and Blaze come across a forest fire while out riding, and must take a dangerous
cross-
help.
Salute
Macmillan, New York, 1940
Salute has just been crippled on the track, and his owner gives him to 10 year old
Pete, who rehabilitates
the colt.
High Courage
Macmillan, New York, 1941
An edited version of the blurb:
“When a horse is proud and willful, hard to handle,
some people call him mean, but others prefer to say he has
"high courage". Thus it
was with Bobcat... Holley, a wise groom, bought him for Patsy, who had set her heart
on
training "a big horse." He had a sense of humor, and he loved to nip Holley when
he wasn't on guard. If he liked
a fence and it offered enough challenge, he would
sail over it, but if they put him at it too often he grew bored and
refused it. Patsy
shamelesslybribed him with carrots, and this worked very well. In this way Bobcat
became a
grand, powerful, fast horse. Holley still would not concede him the extreme
mark of favor and say he was
"somebody." That, he said, he saved for a horse that
had something special, in"the way he does things." The day
came, however, when Bobcat
met Holley's high standards and won the title.”
Bobcat
Macmillan, New York, 1949
“Patsy’s chestnut steeplechase horse is too fast into his fences to be safe, so she
decides to have him
trained as a flat racer.”
Blaze and the Gipsies
Macmillan, New York, 1937
Macmillan, New York 1962
Blaze Finds the Trail
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1950
Aladdin Books, New York, 2000
“Billy and Blaze get lost on a long trail ride just as a storm is starting, but
Billy knows that Blaze will
be able to find the way home.”
A Pony for Linda
Macmillan, New York, 1951
An edited version of the blurb:
“Linda loved ponies, and when she was seven she was
given Daisy for her very own to care for and ride.
She took long rides with her mother
and father, but she wished she knew a little girl with a pony so they
could go riding
together. This story tells how she shared top honors at a local horse show with
another
Linda and discovered a new friend.”
Linda and the Indians
Macmillan, New York, 1952
The Crooked Colt
Macmillan, New York, 1954
“The little colt can’t run like the other colts because he was born with crooked
legs.
He keeps on trying because he has a little girl for a friend who believes in
him.”
The Horse of Hurricane Hill
Macmillan, New York, 1957
Stephen Slade finds the colt: he realises he must have escaped from the
Albemarle
Stables after a fire some months ago, and is distraught at the
thought of parting
with him, but Mrs Albemarle, when he goes to give the
colt back, recognises the strength
of his feeling, and signs the colt over
to him. And so begins the training of the
colt.
Blaze and the Gipsies
Macmillan, New York, 1937
Macmillan, New York 1962
Afraid to Ride
Macmillan, New York, 1957, 1962, 1969
Brockhampton Press, London, 1960
Scholastic,
NY, 1967, pb
The beautiful Fair Lady has been ruined through over-
training and bad riding. Mr
Jeffers now has a project,
and he enlists Judy to help him. Judy doesn’t have the
same
thrill for riding she did after an accident, but the
mare and Judy take to each other.
Pony for Three
Macmillan, New York, 1958
An edited version of the blurb:
“Spot was a beautiful pony that was given to three
children. Sally had wanted a brown pony, and half the
pony was brown. Dougy had
wanted a white pony, and half the pony was white. Gail had hoped for a black
pony
and the pony's flowing main was pure black. Spot was a strong pony too, just right
for three small
riders, so there was never any trouble about whose turn it was.
It was always everybody's turn. Until the
day, that is, when fun-
did all they
could to help him get well, and soon he was a pony for three again.”
Blaze and the Mountain Lion
Macmillan, New York, 1959
Aladdin Books, New York, 1993
“While on vacation in the West with Blaze, Billy hears of a mountain lion that has
been terrorizing
the ranch’s cattle.”
A Filly for Joan
Macmillan, New York, 1960
Joan gets a Thoroughbred filly for her birthday because she had outgrown her pony,
and the filly Gallant
Lady grows up to be fast enough for the racetrack.”
Lonesome Little Colt
Macmillan, New York, 1961
“Tommy and Mary feel sorry for the little colt whose mother has died, so they ask
their father if he can help the
colt.”
Blaze and the Gipsies
Macmillan, New York, 1937
Macmillan, New York 1962
Great Heart
Macmillan, New York, 1962
“Dan names his new jumper Great Heart, but shortens it to G H in case he
doesn’t
do well, but the horse is a natural jumper and wins even when Dan has
to ride with
a broken arm.”
Blaze and the Indian Cave
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1964
Billy plans an overnight trip to explore an old Indian cave. When he wakes up in
the morning, Blaze is gone.
While out looking for him, Billy meets an old Indian
who thinks that Blaze was stolen by Joe Rattlesnake, and
he helps Billy to track
him.
Blaze and the Lost Quarry
Macmillan, New York, 1966
Aladdin Books, New York, 1994
Billy and Blaze find the way to an abandoned quarry where they get a chance to show their bravery.
Another Man o’ War
Macmillan, New York, 1966
The name Man o’ War has always been magic to Sally, and when she is old enough to
have a horse of her
own, her grandfather buys her a colt from the Man o’ War line.
It’s a risk: they can’t be sure whether or not
the colt will have the talent of his
ancestor, but they are lucky, and bit by bit the colt shows signs he has
inherited
well.
The Outlaw
Macmillan, New York, 1967
“The proud, fiery stallion snorting around the corral looked as if he could never
be trained. This spirited beauty
with the marks of cruel treatment on his hide was
surely an "outlaw," and would never tolerate the touch of man.
But underneath the
horse's wild ways, Janon and his father sense the true quality of the Thoroughbred.
Janon
is certain he can gentle the magnificent black and make a successful racer
of him. And he thinks he knows
how to go about it. Rummaging through some old papers,
Janon had discovered accounts of the unusual
methods used by his great-
almost too simple
to believe, but gambling everything on it Janon sets out to win the trust of the
black beauty
he has named King of Diamonds.”
Blaze and the Gray Spotted Pony
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1968
Aladdin Books, New York, 1997 (pb)
“Billy’s friend Tommy wants a gray pony very much and Blaze helps to find one for him.”
Phantom, Son of the Gray Ghost
Macmillan, New York, 1969
An edited version of the blurb:
“A groom led out a big horse, iron gray except for
black and white dapples. His head
was up, his eyes flashed and his hoofs spurned
the earth as if he wanted to be airborne.
"A thrill ran down Sally's spine -
in her cheeks as she asked,
'Can I try him?' " From the moment he first sees her ride,
Mr. Jameson knows Sally
has the courage and spirit to do Phantom justice. The big,
high-
seem to understand one another...”
Blaze Shows the Way
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1969
Aladdin Books, New York, 1994
Billy and his friend Tommy enter their ponies in a jumping competition.
Blaze Finds Forgotten Roads
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1970
“Billy and Tommy go exploring on their ponies Blaze and Dusty and find an old road.”
The Blind Connemara
Macmillan, New York, 1971
The Rumble Seat Pony
Macmillan, New York, 1971
An edited version of the blurb:
“Riding in the rumble seat of their mother's old yellow
car, Peter, Pam and Melissa see a neglected-
pony standing alone in a field.
When they learn that the pony has been abandoned by his former owners, the
children
lead him home, where they feed and clean him. "It's almost like finding buried treasure,
isn't it?" says
Pam, admiring the handsome pony. So they name him Treasure. In this
warm and absorbing story, the children
explore the countryside with Treasure, and
Peter finds him when he is lost.”
Blaze and Thunderbolt
The Macmillan Company, New York, 1955
“While out West, Blaze befriends the wild horse Thunderbolt and helps Billy tame him.”
