Peter's Pinto

by Mary Buff, Conrad Buff

Peter's vacation at his uncle's Utah's ranch finds him rescuing the ponies from the river, going to the Mormon Day celebration, rounding up wild horses, and a chance to have a pony of his own.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1949

About the author

Mary Buff, formerly known as Mary Marsh, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 10, 1890. Mary had an early interest in arts and poetry but only continued to study art. She studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and at the Cincinnati Art Academy and received her bachelor's degree in Kansas at Bethany College. Mary then lived in Albion, Idaho and in the 1920s settled in Los Angeles. In 1922 she married Conrad Buff. Mary was the assistant curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Her income was large enough to allow her husband, Conrad Buff, to paint full-time. After marrying Conrad Buff, Mary gave up her pursuit of painting to write children`s books with him. She died in 1970.

Reviews

[Ashley Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Son said “8/10 stars” he loved this story and wished there was a series of it to hear more about Peter and his wild bronco. A classic “city boy turns cowboy” story. Only knocked a star because some of the Mormon history was more flattering than the true history, but it was more telling of personal stories. No doctrine discussed. Exactly what I was looking for in a living book to read to our kids about the new state we moved too.