We are proud to bring together an international group of authors to participate in the Kids Summer Reading Program hosted by Horse Book Authors.
The authors write books in the following genres: children’s picture books, early readers, middle-grade, and young adult.
Terri Abbatiello
Children's Illustrated Books
As a young girl, Terri loved horses, trail riding often. As an adult, s...Read More
Corinne Joy Brown
Children's Nonfiction - Art, Middle-grade
Corinne Joy Brown grew up in Colorado and has loved and owned horses al...Read More
Cressida Burton
Middle-grade novels
Cressida Burton writes middle-grade pony, adventure, and boarding schoo...Read More
Laura Holt-Haslam
Middle-grade novels
Multi-award-winning author and lifelong horse enthusiast, Laura Holt-Ha...Read More
Rae Rankin
Children's Illustrated Books
Rae Rankin has always had a passion for writing and reading. She is an ...Read More
M.J. Evans
Middle-grade novels, YA novels, Historical Fiction
I am a graduate of Oregon State University and a lifelong equestrian. I...Read More
Terri Farley
Middle-grade novels
Terri Farley is the best-selling author of books about the contemporary...Read More
Ann Hunter
YA novels
Multi-award-winning author Ann Hunter, grew up barefoot with a herd of ...Read More
Brittney Joy
YA novels, Adult cozy romance
Author of sweet stories full of hope, heart, and happily-ever-afters. B...Read More
Dr. Piper Klemm
Middle-grade novels
Dr. Piper Klemm is the owner and publisher of The Plaid Horse. Her miss...Read More
Leslie McDonald
Middle-grade novels
Leslie McDonald grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and attended DePaul Unive...Read More
Laurie Salisbury
Middle-grade novels
Author, speaker, and former Children’s Pastor, Laurie Salisbury lives i...Read More
E.S. Damon
Middle-grade novels
E.S. Damon grew up in the horse industry, riding at sales barns and sho...Read More
Rennie Dyball
Middle-grade novels
Rennie Dyball is an award-winning author who loves to tell stories of a...Read More
Christine Meunier
Middle-grade novels
I am an Australian woman who lives in Victoria, Australia with my husba...Read More
Kathy Simmers
Children's Illustrated Books
Kathy Simmers is the author of the award-winning picture book, Jump the...Read More
Deborah Stacey
Children's Nonfiction - Math
Growing up in the suburbs didn’t allow Deborah Stacey an opportunity to...Read More
Susan Stafford-Pooley
Middle-grade novels
Susan Stafford-Pooley, aka The Fearless Editor, was bitten by the horse...Read More
Gerri Leen
YA/Adult novels
Gerri Leen has been obsessed with horse racing since she was a girl, gr...Read More
Vivien Gorham
Middle-grade novels
Vivien Gorham’s first novel, Touch of Gold, won the 2017 Hackmatack Chi...Read More
Diana Turorto
Children's Illustrated Books, Middle Grade Novels
Diana Tuorto is a Buffalo, NY-based children’s author. A graduate...Read More
Tiffany Lauer
Children's Illustrated Books, Spanish Translations
In 2014, a daughter was born, and Tiffany started looking for horse boo...Read More
Julianne Neal
Children's Illustrated Books
Julianne Neal has a love for storytelling. She is a filmmaker and autho...Read More
Angelina Natale
Children's Illustrated Books
Angelina Natale is a small business owner and a mom to two adult daught...Read More
Alexandra Wallace
Middle-grade novels
Alexandra is a nationally ranked equestrian athlete who has loved horse...Read More
Cindy Freland
Children's Illustrated Books
Cindy Freland’s inspiration comes from her love of children and animals...Read More
Valerie Ormond
Middle-grade novels, YA novels
Valerie Ormond is a writer living in Maryland. Valerie’s novels, Believ...Read More
Ellen Feld
Middle-grade novels
Award-winning author Ellen Feld began writing about horses more than 20...Read More
Danika Kester
Children's Illustrated Books
A lifelong equestrian, children’s book author Danika Kester grew up com...Read More
Cyndie Stocks
Children's Illustrated Books
Cyndie Stocks is a children’s book author who believes that imagination...Read More
Anna R. Matsumoto
Children's Illustrated Books
Anna R. Matsumoto is a Central California native with a B.S. in Busines...Read More
Darby Karchut
Middle-grade novels
Darby Karchut is an award-winning author, former teacher, and compulsiv...Read More
Carrie Seim
Middle-grade novels, Graphic Novels
Carrie Seim is the creator of the best-selling Audible Original adventu...Read More
Melanie Sue Bowles
Middle-grade novels
When Melanie Sue Bowles stumbled across the quote, “The purpose of life...Read More
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson
Children's Illustrated Books
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson combined her background in animation (The Sim...Read More
Molly Johnston
Middle-grade novels
Molly Johnston is an award-winning author whose work is inspired by her...Read More
