Synopses & Reviews
Marguerite Henry’s beloved story of a wild horse’s gentle colt — winner of a Newbery Honor!
On the island of Chincoteague, off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland, lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all, Phantom, a rarely-seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her — that is, until a young boy and girl lay eyes on her and determine that they can’t live without her.
The frenzied roundup that follows on the next Pony Penning Day does indeed bring Phantom into their lives, in a way they never would have suspected. Phantom would forever be a creature of the wild. But her gentle, loyal colt Misty is another story altogether...
Review
"Fans of Black Beauty looking for another classic horse story may enjoy this Newbery Honor-winning 1947 novel about white siblings hoping to own a wild pony and her colt descended from ponies who survived a Spanish shipwreck on Chincoteague Island generations ago." School Library Journal
About the Author
Marguerite Henry is the author of the popular Horseshoe library, which includes such titles as Stormy, Misty's Foal, Brighty of the Grand Canyon, and King of the Wind.