- Ellen Feld
Ellen Feld is an
author , most notably ofchildren's book s abouthorse s, in particular,Morgan Horse s.Morgan Horse s are an Americanhorse breed which traces its roots to Figure, also known as Justin Morgan, the first Morgan Horse, born inWest Springfield, Massachusetts , in 1789.Feld's work has appeared regularly in such publications as "The Morgan Horse Magazine", "Stable Management", "Just About Horses", "Tri-State Horse", "Equestrian" and "The Appaloosa Journal". Feld lives in
Massachusetts with her husband, two children, ten horses, and assorted pets.Works
"Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse" and its sequel, "Frosty: The Adventures of a Morgan Horse" were selected (in different years) as winners of
Children's Choices , an award co-sponsored by theInternational Reading Association and TheChildren's Book Council . In 2007,Breyer Model Horses selected "Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse" to be packaged with one of their model horses.The third and fourth books in the Morgan Horse series are titled "Rusty: The High-Flying Morgan Horse" and "Robin: The Lovable Morgan Horse". Both of these titles have received the
Adding Wisdom Award fromParent to Parent , an organization dedicated to recognizing excellence in children's products. In December 2006, this organization further honored these books by selecting "Robin" as one of their top 20 children's products of 2006, and "Rusty" as one of their top 100 products.The fifth book in the series is "Annie: The Mysterious Morgan Horse". "Annie" won a bronze medal in the
Moonbeam Children's Book Award s and was a semi-finalist in theReader Views Literary Award s. In 2006, "Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse", was introduced. It is a hardcover, short-story, full-color book and is intended for a younger audience, ages 7 to 8.External links
* [http://willowbendpublishing.com/author.htm Ellen Feld's biography at Willow Bend Publishing]
* [http://www.curledupkids.com/robinmor.htm Review of "Robin: The Lovable Morgan Horse"]
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