Emblem, Don and Betty

About the author

Don and Betty Emblem wrote books together. Palomino Boy was their second book, following There are Sea Gulls on Our Lawn. Palomino Boy was about their childhood experiences.

Finding the book
Very difficult to find.

Links and sources
Terri Wear: Horse Stories – An Annotated Bibliography
Nevada Daily Mail, December 4, 1967


Bibliography (horse books only)


Palomino Boy

Viking, 1948, illus Lynd Ward

Juan is an orphan, who lives in Palomino Valley with his horse and his dog.