Lillie Hayward

Ken's mother, Nell, manages to persuade his father Rob to let him choose a colt from the herd for himself. He instead chooses a sorrel chestnut filly, who becomes injured soon after. Can Ken nurse the filly back to full health?

A magic ring turns a boy into a dog; also, spies?

2.5/4 (Okay).

It's dumb, and feels like a made-for-TV movie, but it's somewhat fun.

I've loved this book since I first read it when I was seven or eight. I love all of Mary O'Hara's books, especially Wyoming Summer. What an interesting, fascinating life she led! I'd love to see a movie about her! Ken, the dreamy drifty boy, who grows up through his love for his horse Flicka, his mother and his demanding father are written about with such perception that lines from the book stick with me forty-five years later..