The Lonely Pony

Pony Pals #25

by Jeanne Betancourt

Lulu worries about her sick pony Snow White who seems to miss her stablemate, Acorn, and Tongo escapes from his lonely paddock

Genres: Horses, Childrens, Animals, Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 2000

About the author

When I was growing up I never thought of being an author. I was a terrible speller and didn't want to write any more than I had to. I wanted to be a tap dancer when I grew up. After a few years of teaching junior high and high school, I wrote my first novel. It was a surprise to discover that I liked making up stories and writing them down. I liked it so much that eventually I stopped teaching and became a fulltime writer.

Besides novels for children and young adults, I've also told stories by writing scripts for television and the movies.

I live on the top floor of a sixteen-story building near the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. From my apartment I have a view of Manhattan that includes the Empire State Building and the Plaza Hotel. In my free time I draw, paint, and read. I still love to dance.

Some people think that a writer's life is lonely. But when I'm writing a story I don't feel lonely because I am actively involved with lots of interesting people – the characters in my books. I love knowing that some day readers will get to know these characters, too. If you are one of my readers I hope you have as much enjoyment in reading my stories as I have writing them.

Reviews

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with the other books in this series, I feel that the ending was rushed and not very well done. I also feel that too much emphasis was given to Tongo and his issues and Snow White and Lulu were overlooked. I actually felt that the pony pals were quite uncaring and didn’t look after their own as they usually do (meaning Lulu and Snow White).

[Alisha Brook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pony Pals was one of my favourite "horsey" series growing up. Jeanne Betancourt has a writing skill that makes the books easy to read and interesting. I read many of the series and I was enthralled with each new story.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

read them all

[Alexandra Lindner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the series!!