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Coco the Gift Horse

Author	Hill, Denise
Publisher	Collins Seagull

Coco the Gift Horse

Hill, Denise

Jeremy has outgrown Falla, but they can’t afford another pony.

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Categories: Authors A–Z, British books

Description
Meet The Author

Printing history
Collins Seagull Library, London, 1966

Jeremy has outgrown Falla, but they can’t afford another pony. Then they happen across Coco, who has had a bit of an accident with his milk cart. Mr Brewer, his owner, says the horse is “gorn in the ’ead,” and agrees to sell him to the children’s friend, Mrs Spragson. She promptly gives him to Jane and Jeremy. Coco has his own unique way of going about things, but in the end he proves worth his weight in gold.

Sequel to
A Pony for Two

Many thanks to Susan Bourgeau for the picture

Denise Hill

Hill, Denise

Denise Hill wrote one of the few pony books to make me laugh out loud: Coco the Gift Horse is, to put it mildly, inept. His hopelessness is wonderfully described. It’s a pity the second half of the book doesn’t have quite the wit of the first, but it’s still a good read. A Pony for Two is also about Jeremy and Jane, and their pony Falla. The Castle Grey Pony is a book for younger readers.

The Jeremy and Jane Pair
A Pony for Two
Coco the Gift Horse

Finding the books
Coco the Gift Horse is spectacularly easy to find, and it is very cheap. When I last looked there were several for very silly prices on Amazon: don’t be tempted into paying a lot, as you should be able to pick this one up for a couple of pounds. A Pony for Two is also easy to find, and cheap. The Castle Grey Pony is harder to find, but not impossible. It’s not normally horrendously expensive when it does turn up.