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1fotadog3x
I am trying to find the name of a children's book about a horse. I don't remember much about the story, but I do remember the illustrations - if I remember correctly they looked like the artist used water colors.
The book was about a horse in either colonial America or England. The horse would visit a taveren that had a split door which it would push open. There were apple pies or tarts somehow involved in the book also.
The book was about a horse in either colonial America or England. The horse would visit a taveren that had a split door which it would push open. There were apple pies or tarts somehow involved in the book also.
2MyriadBooks
Maybe Custer: The True Story of a Horse?
I vaguely remember an illustration showing a horse navigating a split door, although I remember the horse as thieving from a kitchen, not a tavern.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deborah-king-3/custer-the-true-story-...
I vaguely remember an illustration showing a horse navigating a split door, although I remember the horse as thieving from a kitchen, not a tavern.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deborah-king-3/custer-the-true-story-...
3fotadog3x
I wish that was it, but I am afraid its not. The book was published sometime in the early 1960s or maybe the late 1950s.
4MyriadBooks
Hmm. When I think of illustrated horse books that published during that time period, I mostly think of the C.W. Anderson's work, but he's known for his black-and-white pencil and ink pictures.
Do you recall anything notable about the horse? The color or breed?
(We are looking for a heavily illustrated picture book, yes? Not a chapter book with illustrations?)
Do you recall anything notable about the horse? The color or breed?
(We are looking for a heavily illustrated picture book, yes? Not a chapter book with illustrations?)
5aurevoir
Possibly Five O'Clock Charlie by Marguerite Henry? The plot, taken from this Goodreads review:
A 28-year-old draft horse, Charlie is consigned to permanent retirement in an old field. Mr. Spinks thinks he’s doing his horse a favor, but life feels long and boring to Charlie, who still has plenty of spunk to be used when his rheumatism isn’t bothering him. He misses the days when he and Mr. Spinks would head to the local pub at 5:00 PM sharp for Bertie’s fresh apple tarts. One day, Charlie finds within himself the energy to jump the fence and trot to the pub’s the swing-in, swing-out window, where he hopes the plump and cheerful Bertie will give him his own juicy tart. Soon, this jaunt is an everyday routine.
A 28-year-old draft horse, Charlie is consigned to permanent retirement in an old field. Mr. Spinks thinks he’s doing his horse a favor, but life feels long and boring to Charlie, who still has plenty of spunk to be used when his rheumatism isn’t bothering him. He misses the days when he and Mr. Spinks would head to the local pub at 5:00 PM sharp for Bertie’s fresh apple tarts. One day, Charlie finds within himself the energy to jump the fence and trot to the pub’s the swing-in, swing-out window, where he hopes the plump and cheerful Bertie will give him his own juicy tart. Soon, this jaunt is an everyday routine.
6fotadog3x
All I remember is that it was a wonderfully illustrated book. Not a cheap paperback - illustrations
