Kay, Helen

About the author

Helen Kay wrote several books for children, of which A Pony for the Winter is the only horse title. It’s a charming read aimed at the younger reader.

Finding the books
Easy to find.

Links and sources
Terri A. Wear: Horse Stories, an Annotated Bibliography, Scarecrow Press, 1987
Some of her manuscripts (Little Stripe & The Wildlife of Africa) are in the de Grummond Collection.


Bibliography (horse books only)


A Pony for the Winter

Ariel Books, New York, 1959, 46 pp, illus Ingrid Fetz
Scholastic, pb, 1964

Keeping a pony for the winter is a lot of work, but Deborah doesn’t mind because she loves
Mollie. Mollie though is only on loan, and must go back to the Playland Park for the summer.