Books about horses and ponies

Pony on the Twelfth Floor

There has always been a special bond between humans and horses. This selection of books ranges from thrilling historical adventures to the contemporary reality of mucking out, with much emotional bonding throughout. Perfect for horse-mad children, nay (neigh?!) any child.

  • Poppy the Police Horse

    Author: Gavin Puckett Illustrator: Tor Freeman

    Interest level: 5-9

    Reading age: 6+

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  • Poppy the Police Horse

    Author: Gavin Puckett Illustrator: Tor Freeman

    Interest level: 5-9

    Reading age: 6+

    Told in hilarious rhyming couplets and with Tor Freeman’s brilliantly comic illustrations, this little book is about a police hors…

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  • Colin the Cart Horse

    Author: Gavin Puckett Illustrator: Tor Freeman

    Interest level: 4+

    Reading age: 8+

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  • Colin the Cart Horse

    Author: Gavin Puckett Illustrator: Tor Freeman

    Interest level: 4+

    Reading age: 8+

    Colin the carthorse has lived a happy, if predictable, life on the same farm for many years. He works hard, eats plenty of tasty h…

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  • The Legend of Kevin

    Author: Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

    Interest level: 7-10

    Reading age: 7+

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  • The Legend of Kevin

    Author: Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

    Interest level: 7-10

    Reading age: 7+

    Max longs for adventure in his life – then one day, a flying pony called Kevin crashes into his flat, blown in by a magi…

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  • Pony on the Twelfth Floor

    Author: Polly Faber Illustrator: Sarah Jennings

    Interest level: 7-11

    Reading age: 7+

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  • Pony on the Twelfth Floor

    Author: Polly Faber Illustrator: Sarah Jennings

    Interest level: 7-11

    Reading age: 7+

    This hilarious and heart-warming chapter book combines an entertaining plot and a diverse range of characters with delightfully fu…

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  • Muck and Magic

    Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Olivia Lomenech Gill

    Interest level: 6-11

    Reading age: 7+

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  • Muck and Magic

    Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Olivia Lomenech Gill

    Interest level: 6-11

    Reading age: 7+

    Bonny sees three magnificent horses in the Dales. Mesmerised by their beauty, she is delighted when she gets a Saturday job in the…

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  • Snow Foal

    Author: Susanna Bailey

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

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  • Snow Foal

    Author: Susanna Bailey

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

    When her alcoholic mother is unable to take care of her, 11-year-old Addie moves in with a long-term foster family on a remote wor…

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  • Safe

    Author: Vanessa Harbour

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 8+

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  • Safe

    Author: Vanessa Harbour

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 8+

    In the middle of war-torn Europe, can Kizzy and Jakob save a group of lost children and abandoned horses? A dangerous journey awai…

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  • War Horse

    Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Francois Place

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

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  • War Horse

    Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Francois Place

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

    Steven Spielberg enjoyed this story so much, he turned into a film. Joey is a young farm horse, sold to the army at the beginning …

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  • Birdie

    Author: J P Rose

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

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  • Birdie

    Author: J P Rose

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

    In the context of a compelling adventure story, incorporating social history and life-threatening drama, mixed-race Birdie experi…

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  • The One Dollar Horse

    Author: Lauren St John

    Interest level: 11+

    Reading age: 10+

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  • The One Dollar Horse

    Author: Lauren St John

    Interest level: 11+

    Reading age: 10+

    Casey Blue lives with her father in a tower block in Hackney, London , but despite her urban existence, she dreams of one day beco…

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  • Finding Wonder

    Author: Lauren St John Illustrator: Levi Pinfold and Marie-Alice Harel

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

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  • Finding Wonder

    Author: Lauren St John Illustrator: Levi Pinfold and Marie-Alice Harel

    Interest level: 9-11

    Reading age: 9+

    Thanks to a lottery win, Roo is suddenly able to buy a horse – but the horse she wants is stolen. Can she solve who is stealing pr…

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  • Pony

    Author: R J Palacio

    Interest level: 12+

    Reading age: 12+

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  • Pony

    Author: R J Palacio

    Interest level: 12+

    Reading age: 12+

    This unusual tale of a boy and his father, set in 1800s America, is both a brilliant adventure and a heartfelt story about love an…

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  • One Silver Summer

    Author: Rachel Hickman

    Interest level: 11-15

    Reading age: 11+

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  • One Silver Summer

    Author: Rachel Hickman

    Interest level: 11-15

    Reading age: 11+

    Set in the dramatic landscape of wild Cornwall, this 21st-century take on first love stars a prince, a grief-stricken girl, beauti…

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