Blackjack: The Magical Morgan Horse

by Ellen F. Feld, J. Newton Schoborg (Illustrator)

For every child who has dreamed of having a horse of their own...dreams do come true! Holly loves horses and dreams about owning one. Every day she draws pictures of horses, and every night she dreams of Blackjack, a very special Morgan Horse. One night, when a falling star passes over her house, some of its magical stardust falls from the sky and right onto a drawing of Blackjack. Suddenly the picture starts to move...will Holly's dream really come true? Written by IRA award-winning author Ellen Feld and beautifully illustrated by equine artist Jeanne Newton Schoborg, this book will make every child who ever dreamed of owning a horse believe their dreams can come true. Reading level preschool - ages 6-8.

17 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 21, 2018

About the author

Ellen Feld is an IRA/Children's Choices winner (twice) who began writing about horses more than 20 years ago. At first she wrote for small, regional magazines, but within a few short years, her work began to appear regularly in large, national publications. In 2001, while waiting for her next assignment, Ms. Feld wrote a short story about a Morgan Horse. That tale became the first chapter of Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse. The book went on to win a coveted Children s Choices award, an honor bestowed jointly by the International Reading Association and the Children s Book Council. To date, Ms. Feld has authored fifteen books, including seven in the Morgan Horse series and three in the best-selling "Donkey-Donk" series. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two children, twelve horses, one miniature donkey, and assorted other pets.