By Diana Kimpton (author)
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The combination of ponies and princesses is a match made in heaven and there can be no girl who won’t devour this one and the various others in the series. Brilliant stocking filler for that pony mad and / or would-be princess little girl who is just starting to enjoy the experience of reading.
Princess Ellie is pony-mad! She loves learning about pony care from Meg, the palace groom. When Meg has to go to hospital, Ellie is sure that she and Kate can run the stables.
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But they soon discover that looking after six ponies is more difficult than they expected. Can Ellie save the day when disaster strikes and Moonbeam is in danger?
Diana Kimpton has written more than forty books for children, including her Pony-Mad Princess series, other novels, picture books and non-fiction. She has always loved horses and finds that writing about them gives her the perfect excuse to spend time at the stables when she should be working. Diana says " I've always made up stories. When I was a child, I did it in my head using characters from my favourite TV programmes or the horses I dreamed of owning. But I never saw writing as a possible career, especially as I didn't like English at secondary school. Perhaps I was already too much a writer at heart to enjoy dissecting other people's books. So I left school and became a maths teacher which I didn't like. Then I left teaching and became a mother which I loved. Finally, in the time left over from parenting, I became a writer which is such fun that I don't ever want to stop."
Here's Diana talking about her writing...
A Q&A with Diana about her new novel, There Must Be Horses
What led you to write There Must Be Horses? I wanted to write a longer book for readers who had grown out of my Pony-Mad Princess books. But I was keen not to write a story about winning red rosettes, so I started investigating horse whispering and horse behaviour. While I was doing that I became fascinated with the similarity in the way both horses and humans lose trust in people if they have bad experiences and that became the trigger for the plot. Did you do much research for the book? Masses. I even bought a horse of my own to try out all the methods I had read about. That was my excuse anyway. I'd always wanted a pony, and Kubus is far more than just a research project - he's a friend. He's also triggered an idea for another book that's just starting to brew in my head. How long did it take you to write the book? Ages - I've never spent so long on any book. I wrote the first chapter five years ago, just to see if Sasha worked as a character. Then I stopped writing while I worked on the Amy Wild - Animal Talker books, but I kept on with the research and let the story grow on my head. Once I settled down to work on the book again, I spent about a year finalising the plot and actually writing it down.
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Princess Ellie is pony-mad! She loves learning about pony care from Meg, the palace groom.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Princess Ellie Saves the Day and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Princess Ellie Saves the Day features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Adventure Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Princess Ellie Saves the Day was written by Diana Kimpton and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd
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