Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry has written at least 37 books. Their most popular book is Misty of Chincoteague with 58 saves with an average rating of 3.91⭐.

Author Bio

Marguerite Henry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of the five children. At age 6 she became sick with rheumatic fever and remained bedridden for six years, unable to attend school. She spent her days reading and writing. Her first story was published when she was 11 years old. After highschool she attended Milwaukee State Teachers College. In 1923, she married. She and her husband lived in Wayne, Illinois.

In 1945, Henry received the Newbery honor for *Justin Morgan Had a Horse*. She began collaborating with artist Wesley Dennis, who went on to illustrate 15 of her books. In 1947, she published her most famous book, *Misty of Chincoteague*. In 1949 she received the Newbery Medal in 1949 for *King of the Wind.* Over the course of her career, she published over 40 books, chiefly fiction about horses.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Misty of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	3.91	43 reads
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian Marguerite Henry	4.56	25 reads
Justin Morgan Had a Horse Marguerite Henry	3.8	11 reads
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Marguerite Henry	3.38	12 reads
Stormy, Misty's Foal Marguerite Henry	3.6	14 reads
Sea Star: Orphan Of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	3.8	8 reads
Black Gold Marguerite Henry	4	6 reads
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West Marguerite Henry	4	5 reads
Born to Trot Marguerite Henry Wesley Dennis	3.67	4 reads
White Stallion of Lipizza Marguerite Henry	4.5	4 reads
Misty's Twilight Marguerite Henry	4.33	4 reads
San Domingo Marguerite Henry	3.67	3 reads
Album of Horses Marguerite Henry	5	2 reads
Mustang; wild spirit of the West. Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox Marguerite Henry	4	2 reads
Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Five O'Clock Charlie Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Muley Ears Muley Ears: Nobody's Dog Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Misty's Twilight Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Gaudenzia, pride of the Palio Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin Marguerite Henry	5	1 read
Geraldine Belinda Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set Marguerite Henry	0	1 read
Sea Star Orphan of Chincoteague Marguerite Henry	0	1 read
Always Reddy Marguerite Henry	4	1 read
Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Boxed Set): Misty of Chincoteague, Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind Marguerite Henry	0	1 read
Marguerite Henry Stable of Classics (Boxed Set) Misty of Chincoteague; Sea Star; Stormy, Mistys Foal; Mistys Twilight; Justin Morgan Had a Horse; King of the Wind; Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
All About Horses Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
The Wildest Horse Race in the World The Wildest Horse Race in the World Marguerite Henry	3	1 read
Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman Marguerite Henry	5	1 read
The little fellow Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
San Domingo, the medicine hat stallion Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
A Pictorial Life Story of Misty Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Birds at home Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
Our first pony Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
One man's horse Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads
The Marguerite Henry Misty Treasury (Misty #1-3) Marguerite Henry	0	0 reads