Answers to Children’s Author Trivia Volume 47

I guess I’m a bit late this week. As the old saying goes, better late than never.

Now to reveal the authors who wrote books about horses:

1. Our first author wrote numerous books with horses in them (and even one about a donkey), but probably her most famous is about a wild horse that lived on an island off the coast of Virginia.

Marguerite Henry is surely best known for her classic Misty of Chincoteague, but she wrote many other stories about horses. The book about the the burro was Brighty: of the Grand Canyon.

Being an author and writing books were a natural for Henry because her father was a publisher. Her books were award winners.  Justin Morgan Had a Horse won a Newbery Honor and King of the Wind won the Newbery Medal.

 

 

2. Our second author’s book about a horse in difficult circumstances has been made into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg!

We had featured War Horse by Michael Morpurgo here at Wrapped in Foil previously, but it is such a part of popular culture, we decided to use it again. It is the story of World War I shown through the eyes of a horse.

If you go to the previous post, you will see the puppet horses used in the stage version.

The movie trailer for Steven Spielberg’s version:

 

 

3. Our final author has been writing since she was seven. Many of her books are mysteries. The heroine of our featured book gets into trouble due to her reaction to the death of her favorite horse. Can she figure out what really happened?

Figuring out this book and author, Shadow Horse by Alison Hart, were the most challenging of the three questions. Her first book, that she wrote and self-published at the age of seven, was The Wild Dog.

Here’s a moving video trailer for Shadow Horse:

 

 

 

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Children’s Author Trivia Volume 47

Our books about animals seem to be popular. Can you recognize these authors who wrote books about horses?

1. Our first author wrote numerous books with horses in them (and even one about a donkey), but probably her most famous is about a wild horse that lived on an island off the coast of Virginia.

2. Our second author’s book about a horse in difficult circumstances has been made into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg!

3. Our final author has been writing since she was seven. Many of her books are mysteries. The heroine of our featured book gets into trouble due to her reaction to the death of her favorite horse. Can she figure out what really happened?

Please leave a comment if you recognize any of the authors or their books.

Edit:  The answers are now posted.

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Answers to Children’s Author Trivia Volume 46

Our books about dogs were apparently easy to recognize. 🙂

1. Our first book is about a boy who hides a dog that does not belong to him. Although the author has written many books with about a female character named Alice, this book about a boy and a dog is probably her most widely read.

When Phyllis Reynolds Naylor wrote Shiloh, she probably had little idea how wildly popular it would become. Besides winning the Newbery and several other awards, it was made into a movie. She also wrote two sequels, Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh.

By clicking the links to authors names, you can find out more about them and their books. For example, it turns out that Phyllis Reynolds Naylor writes the first draft of her books by hand!

2. The title of this hugely-popular Newbery Honor book relates to a dog that is named after a grocery store. Need we say more?

Yes, the dog in Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is named for the grocery store chain. Like Shiloh, it won the Newbery and was made into a movie.

3. Our third author is also an illustrator. His beginning reader featuring dogs on the go is a classic.

Storyboard artist and writer P. D. Eastman used dogs as characters in several of his children’s books. In addition to Go, Dog. Go! (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books), he also wrote I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words and Big Dog, Little Dog.

P.D. Eastman worked with Ted Gesel (Dr. Seuss) in the army during World War II.

 

 

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Children’s Author Trivia Volume 46

Last week we chose authors who had written about cats. To be fair, today we have authors of books about dogs.

1. Our first book is about a boy who hides a dog that does not belong to him. Although the author has written many books with about a female character named Alice, this book about a boy and a dog is probably her most widely read.

2. The title of this hugely-popular Newbery Honor book relates to a dog that is named after a grocery store. Need we say more?

3. Our third author is also an illustrator. His beginning reader featuring dogs on the go is a classic.

Please leave a comment if you recognize any of the authors or their books.

The answers are now posted.

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