Alice E. Goudey (1898 - 1892)

Acclaimed American author of children's books and an early proponent of ecology.  Born in 1898 on a farm in Kansas. She studied at the University of Kansas. She worked as a teacher and in publishing, before pursuing a career as a children's writer. Most of her books were about nature and animals. One of these was a pony story which was illustrated beautifully by the great Paul Brown. It is now unfortunately very hard to find and may be expensive.

Please see the link on the right for more detailed biographical information and a photo of the author.

Horse and Pony Books:

DANNY BOY THE PICTURE BOOK PONY
FIRST PRINTING: CHARLES SCRIBER'S SONS [USA] 1952
ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL BROWN
Probably never reprinted. Rare.
SUMMARY: The carnival was coming to Pleasantville and the children were full of excitement. Most of all they wanted to see Danny Boy the wonderful performing pony. The story tells what happened when Danny Boy left the carnival to live in Pleasantville

Collector's Info:
Very hard to find book. Highly collectable due to the Paul Brown illustrations. Both of these factors make the book a costly collector's item.