Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse, introduces the characters of the award-winning Morgan Horse series to younger readers. In this adventure, the farm's cocky rooster tells Shadow about a magic pond hidden in the woods. He tells Shadow that if she drinks the water from the pond, she will be able to fly. Shadow decides to find the pond and goes exploring in the woods beyond her pasture. Along the way, she meets a bumblebee who stings her on the nose, a skunk who sprays her, and a couple of deer who run away before telling Shadow where the pond is. The young horse eventually finds the pond but when she drinks the water, all she gets is a tummy ache. As she tries to decide what to do, a friendly basset hound named Willow comes along. Willow guides Shadow out of the pond but then the horse realizes she is lost. Will her new friend Willow be able to use her wonderful nose to get the pair back to Shadow's pasture?
Award-winning author Ellen Feld began writing about horses more than twenty years ago. Her first writing jobs were for horse magazines. At first, she wrote for small, regional publications, but within a few short years her work began to appear regularly in large, national publications. Her articles have appeared in publications such as The Morgan Horse, Stable Management, Equestrian, Young Rider, Just About Horses, Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar, Tri-State Horse, and The Appaloosa Journal.
One day, back in 2001, while waiting for her next assignment to come in, Ms. Feld wrote a short story about a Morgan Horse. Several of her friends encouraged her to expand on the story and try writing a book. That short story became the first chapter of "Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse." The book went on to win a coveted 'Children's Choices' award, co-sponsored by The International Reading Association and The Children's Book Council. The book was then picked up by an international toy company and packaged with a toy horse made to resemble Blackjack, the star of the series. Blackjack continues to sell well and to date has sold over 30,000 copies.
Ms. Feld continues to write horse stories for children. She has published seven books, with two more due out in late 2012. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two children, ten horses, and assorted pets.
