Betty Levin

Award-winning American author of children's/young adult books. Born in New York in 1927. Her books are mainly fantasies. Many also feature animals, reflecting the fact that Betty was a great animal lover. Two of her stories feature horses, one is a fantasy, the other a more traditional pony story.

Betty Levin was not only an author, she was also a sheep farmer with her own farm and a professor/instructor in children's literature.

Pony Books:

A BINDING SPELL
(DUTTON [USA] 1984)
SUMMARY: After moving with her family to a remote country area, Wren begins seeing what may be a ghost horse and realizes that only she can help a reclusive neighbour who is obsessed with a secret memory of the long-gone past...

GIFT HORSE
(GREENWILLOW [USA] 1996)
Paperback edition published by Scholastic.
SUMMARY: Matt finds it easy to believe that his great-uncle will give him
a horse - caring for it after it arrives proves to be the greater challenge.

Collector's Info:
Easy to find in the USA, especially Gift Horse. Harder to find elsewhere. However they can be ordered via Amazon in the UK from American booksellers at a reasonable price.