Kari’s choice: The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell
This is the edition that Kari has
We talk about the illustrations, by Ralph Thompson: Kookaburra and Wombat
Ali’s choice: Abyssinia by Ursula Dubosarsky
A doll’s dress at Rouse Hill Farm Estate, New South Wales
Other books mentioned in the episode
Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague
The Pullein-Thompson sisters
Ruby Ferguson’s Jill books and sequels by Jane Badger, righting the wrongs of Jill being exiled from the world of ponies
The Follyfoot books by Monica Dickens. Please enjoy the brilliant TV show theme tune!
K.M. Peyton’s Flambards, which was also televised
Walter Farley’s Black Stallion books
Mary O’Hara’s My Friend Flicka
Rumer Godden’s Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
Helen Clare’s Five Dolls series
Enid Blyton’s Amelia Jane
Kari on Facebook and website. Buy her new book!
Ep 37: Totally Elemental with Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Chair of Glasgow 2024 WorldCon
Ep 36: Ghosts, machines and aliens with Kit Power
Ep 35: A Confusion of Susans with Juliet Kemp
34: Dragons and radical empathy with Trip Galey
Ep 33: A refreshing lack of Wizard Dads with SJ Groenewegen
Ep 31 Getting rid of parents and grumpy magical helpers with Kate Towner
Ep 30: Hot Gladiators and Plague Gods
Moomintroll and a china rabbit with Laura Mauro at FantasyCon 2022
Ep 28: Two horse girls’ training montages with Caroline Mersey
Ep 27: The Anti-Reepicheep League with Ang Rosin
Ep 26: Fairies and witches and toads, oh my!
Ep 25: Timeslips and dreams with Tony Keen
Ep 24: Look into my eyes with Russell Smith
Ep 23 Sweet Polly Oliver goes Over The Hills: Sharpe and Monstrous Regiment
Ep 22: I’m just a teenage necromancer, baby
Episode 21: Fantasy Book Swap Live!!! at Reclamation 2022, with Tasha Suri
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Ep 19: Fairytale retellings and socialist fantasy with Ali Williams
Ep 18: Going Underground Joan Aiken’s Is and Frances Hardinge’s A Face Like Glass
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