Jane Gardam

Born in North Yorkshire in 1928. Award winning novelist of both adult and children's books, including a couple of horse related stories for younger readers

Pony Books:

BRIDGET AND WILLIAM
aka BLACK WOOLLY PONY (Omnibus edition)
(MACRAE 1981)
ILLUSTRATED BY JANET RAWLINS
Reprinted a couple of times by Puffin Paperbacks.
Also included in two 2 in 1 omnibus editions (see below); in the later edition it was renamed BLACK WOOLLY PONY
SUMMARY: Bridget loves her hairy black Shetland pony William but her farmer father thinks he is a waste of space. Can Bridget and William together prove him wrong?

HORSE
aka WHITE CHALK HORSE (Omnibus edition)
(MACRAE 1982)
ILLUSTRATED BY JANET RAWLINS
Also included in two 2 in 1 omnibus editions (see below); in the later edition it was renamed WHITE CHALK HORSE
SUMMARY: Susan loves the huge old chalk horse on the hillside and when it is threatened she is determined to save it.

Other editions:

BRIDGET AND WILLIAM & HORSE
(PUFFIN PB 1984)
Paperback original.
Reprinted by Macmillan in hardback in 1987
SUMMARY:2 in 1 containing both books

BLACK WOOLLY PONY/WHITE CHALK HORSE
(WALKER 1993)
ILLUSTRATED BY JANET RAWLINS
SUMMARY: 2 in 1 containing Bridget and William and Horse under their alternative names.

Collectors Info:
Fairly easy to find on internet book sites. Harder to find elsewhere, but not impossible.