The Christmas Pony

Eight-year-old Lucy Turnbull knew better than to wish for a pony that Christmas in 1937. Her mother had assured her in no uncertain terms that asking for a pony was the same as asking for the moon. Besides, the only extra mouths they needed at their boarding house were the paying kind. But when an interesting pair of strangers comes to town, Lucy starts to believe her Christmas wishes might just come true after all. The queen of the Christmas novel, Melody Carlson pens another magical tale of expectation and excitement as one little girl dreams big and the impossible becomes possible.

Mr Crumbs is such a gorgeous pony. How could anyone see him and not want to keep him forever? Laura and Ben's dad could - ponies are very expensive to look after. So it's up to Laura, Ben and their friends to raise enough money to keep him.

Johnny’s wish had come true. His family would be visiting his grandparents for Christmas. His grandparents lived in an old house in New England where his father had been born. The family together, the smells of the cookies baking, the snowy Christmas tree farm with trees of so many shapes and sizes, and most of all the wooden horse he had told his brother Liam about would make this the best Christmas ever. In his grandparents’ attic Johnny finds many treasures, but the wooden horse he remembered so well is missing. How can Johnny make his brother’s Christmas wish come true? Beloved and internationally bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark’s loving story together with Wendell Minor’s captivating paintings make The Magical Christmas Horse a book that captures the true heart of Christmas and one that families will make part of their Christmas tradition year after year.

A Nova Scotia mother's idea in September to give her three children a pony for Christmas becomes a secret shared and kept by the whole town, so that the children's surprise will not be spoiled.

Sparkles the Christmas Pony is a Holiday story for children. Sparkles, a Shetland pony, is grieving the loss of her best friend, an Araabian horse named Beauty. Even though her owner, Mary, takes good care of her, Sparkles is lonely and sad. She is unaware that her neighbor, Angelica, is a little girl who is also mourning the death of her pony Buttercup. As the story unfolds during the Christmas Holidays, the sorrow experienced by Sparkles and Angelica turns into joy due to an unexpecated exchange of gifts, skillfully wrapped in the ending of the story by the author. Soft cover book with 11 full color original illustrations created by the author. Twenty four pages. Age 3-10

Kate Patrick holds onto the belief that Christmastime is magical, and that miracles just might exist.She has sadly outgrown her beloved pony. He's the only horse she's ever ridden, so she can't imagine selling him. When he turns up lame, she doesn't have a choice. She needs a horse to ride, especially if she wants to compete at a higher level. But selling her pony is harder than she thought. Can the Horse Club find a way for her to keep him, and to buy a new horse?