Painted Ponies

Presents over six hundred full-color illustrated photographs that trace the development of twenty-five years of hand-carved and painted wooden carousel ponies and other elaborately decorated animals.

A little girl whose family runs a travelling show falls in love with some wild ponies...but what will she do when she realises they long to be set free? Matilda loves staying at Grandma Lucky's, riding Luna in the front paddock and playing with the painted ponies in their carved wooden wagon. The gold palomino, the chestnut, the bay, the pinto, the brown and the dappley grey. One day, Lucky tells Matilda about when she was a little girl and the real ponies were her friends... A big, beautiful story about friendship and freedom, from Australia's favourite picture book creator, Alison Lester.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Painted Ponies" by Alan Le May. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Painted Ponies of Partequineus While resting in her bedroom one day after school, eleven-year-old Vanessa is enveloped by a mysterious purple mist and taken to the enchanted land of Partequineus, where lonely children and magical ponies are kept prisoner by a terrifying dragon. Unless she can help them all to escape, Vanessa will have to stay in Partequineus forever. The Summer of the Kittens: When young Hanna McCormick takes on the difficult task of raising a litter of orphaned kittens, she begins a challenging journey of self-discovery. With her friend Jimmy, who bravely faces the world from a wheel-chair, she experiences love and loss, joy and sorrow, and learns that whatever life may take away from us, something of value is left in return. About the Author Peter H. Riddle is a public school and university teacher. He and his wife Gay are former foster parents and dedicated advocates for animal rights. They have two children and three grandchildren.

Can a Christmas miracle mend her broken heart? Tessa Stafford will do anything for her daughter, Isabel…even stay on the run to protect Isabel from her narcissistic grandmother. But when her car breaks down in Painted Pony Creek, Tessa gets caught up in the warm embrace of the town and feels safe enough to build a home—and a life—for them both. Love is the last thing on her mind until rugged cowboy and lawyer Jesse McKettrick’s sexy smile and easy way tempt her into imagining more. But can she trust this handsome stranger with her heart? When Tessa and her adorable daughter blow into town, Jesse McKettrick is smitten—by both the little girl and her beautiful mother. He’s always wanted a family of his own. Maybe this Christmas, his wish will finally come true. But the walls around Tessa are impenetrable, and when Tessa’s past threatens their newfound future—and the family he’s come to love—Jesse won’t let them go without a fight. Painted Pony Creek Book 1: Country Strong Book 2: Country Proud Book 3: Country Born Book 4: Christmas in Painted Pony Creek

Her face forever changed by a tragic fire, Anne Moreland returns to her hometown hoping to resume her old life. But nothing is the same ...

The story recounts the life of an orphan boy on a ranch and his adventure with a pony.