Anne Eliot Crompton
The Snow Pony
Henry Holt, New York, 1991, 117 pp.
Minstrel Books 1994 (softcover -
“Janet Stone is new in town and lonely. Stuck-
until she meets Mr. Flower, "the mad hermit of Winterfield."
Mr. Flower offers Janet a job: helping him tame and
groom his wild pony, Pearl, a
surprise gift for his adored grandson who will visit in the spring. Janet knows nothing
about
horses, but Mr. Flower teaches her and Janet helps turn Pearl into a beautiful, glossy
pet. Now she's ready to
challenge Marigold. But spring, and Mr. Flower's grandson,
are almost here. Janet's afraid. Will she lose her beloved
pony? Will she be alone
again? Or has she learned how to make friends and keep them -
The Rainbow Pony
Minstrel Books, 1995, pb. Cover art by Deb Hoeffner
Alice is best friends with Ginny, but Ginny walks all over her. Alice knows she
does, but she doesn’t like to
fight. Then she rescues a pony from the back of an
overturned truck, and the driver gives her the pony there
and then. Alice’s father
won’t let her keep a pony, so Alice has to keep it at Ginny’s, and is then faced
with
having to learn to stand up to Ginny, and her father.
Anne Elliot Crompton has written numerous children’s books, amongst which are these four horse books. Two are about Alice Brown, who is walked all over by her best friend, until she learns to fight her corner.
Many thanks to Susan Bourgeau for the pictures and information.
Finding the books: none of the books were pubished in the UK. All are easy to find, and cheap, in the USA.
Biblography -
The Wildflower Pony
Minstrel Books, 1996, pb
Alice’s pony gives birth to a surprise foal, which won’t go down well with her father,
who didn’t want her to have
her first pony. Alice has to keep the new arrival secret
at Ginny’s, but she is struggling for money to keep her
ponies.
The Rain-
Bantam Books, 1980 pb.
“Pat agrees to ride Angel’s pregnant pony Boon wearing Angels’ coat and scarf so
that Angel can see her boyfriend
without her parents’ knowledge, but Pat only agrees
so that she can take care of Bonny properly, since she knows
that Angel won’t.”
Alice Brown
The Rainbow Pony
The Wildflower Pony
