Marguerite Henry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of the five children. At age 6 she became sick with rheumatic fever and remained bedridden for six years, unable to attend school. She spent her days reading and writing. Her first story was published when she was 11 years old. After highschool she attended Milwaukee State Teachers College. In 1923, she married. She and her husband lived in Wayne, Illinois.
In 1945, Henry received the Newbery honor for Justin Morgan Had a Horse. She began collaborating with artist Wesley Dennis, who went on to illustrate 15 of her books. In 1947, she published her most famous book, Misty of Chincoteague. In 1949 she received the Newbery Medal in 1949 for King of the Wind. Over the course of her career, she published over 40 books, chiefly fiction about horses.
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King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
29 editions - first published in 1948 Borrow -
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
22 editions - first published in 1945 Borrow -
Misty of Chincoteague
21 editions - first published in 1947 Checked out -
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
15 editions - first published in 1920 Borrow -
Stormy, Misty's foal
13 editions - first published in 1963 Borrow -
White Stallion of Lipizza
10 editions - first published in 1964 Borrow -
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
9 editions - first published in 1953 Borrow -
Mustang; wild spirit of the West
8 editions - first published in 1966 Borrow -
Misty's twilight
7 editions - first published in 1992 Borrow -
Stormy: Misty's Foal
6 editions - first published in 1963 -
Black Gold
6 editions - first published in 1957 Borrow -
Born to trot
6 editions - first published in 1950 Borrow -
San Domingo: The Medicine Hat Stallion
6 editions - first published in 1972 DAISY -
Benjamin West and his cat Grimalkin
5 editions - first published in 1947 -
Album of horses
5 editions - first published in 1951 Borrow -
Five o'clock Charlie
5 editions - first published in 1962 Borrow -
The little fellow
5 editions - first published in 1945 Borrow -
All about horses
4 editions - first published in 1962 DAISY -
Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague
3 editions - first published in 1920 -
Album of dogs
3 editions - first published in 1970 -
The Wildest Horse Race in the World
3 editions - first published in 1960 -
Our first pony
2 editions - first published in 1984 -
The Misty Treasury
2 editions - first published in 1997 -
Brighty
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
Robert Fulton, boy craftsman
2 editions - first published in 1945 -
Always Reddy
2 editions - first published in 1947 -
. Panama in story and pictures
2 editions - first published in 1941 Borrow -
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)
2 editions - first published in 1920 -
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Childcraft [Volume 4]: Animal friends and adventures.
2 editions - first published in 1954 Borrow -
Cinnabar, the one o'clock fox
2 editions - first published in 1956 Borrow -
Birds at home
2 editions - first published in 1942 Borrow -
Dudas Del Corazon (Heart'S Doubts)
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Going Home (Misty)
1 edition - first published in 1987 -
Geraldine Belinda
1 edition - first published in 1942 -
Brown Sunshine Of Sawdust Valley- Kidspicks 2001 (Marguerite Henry Summer Kidspicks 2001)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
All About Horses-Delux
1 edition - first published in 1967 -
Beloved Dreamer
1 edition - first published in 1990 -
Dear readers and riders
1 edition - first published in 1969 -
Wagging tails: an album of dogs.
1 edition - first published in 1955 -
Brighty Of The Grand Canyon- Kidspicks 2001
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Misty of Chincoteaugue
1 edition - first published in 1947 -
Blood Red, Snow White
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Muley-Ears, nobody's dog
1 edition - first published in 1959 -
San Domingo, the medicine hat stallion
1 edition - first published in 1990 -
Stormy, Misty's Foal Kidspicks 2001
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Misty of Chincoteague - Newbery Promo '99
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
A43 HORSES (Allabout Books, 43)
1 edition - first published in 1962 -
Dear Margueritte Henry
1 edition - first published in 1978 -
Misty of Chincateague
1 edition - first published in 1977 -
The Capture (Misty)
1 edition - first published in 1987 -
Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Boxed Set): Misty of Chincoteague, Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind
1 edition - first published in 2007 -
Going Home
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Peter Lundy and the medicine hat stallion =: originally published under the title San Domingo, the medicine hat stallion
1 edition - first published in 1976 -
Misty Of Chincoteague- Kidspicks 2001 (Marguerite Henry Summer Kidspicks 2001)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Misty's Twilight - 2000 Kids' Picks
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
King Of The Wind- Kidspicks 2001 (Marguerite Henry Summer Kidspicks 2001)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
The Big Race
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Robert Fulton: boy craftsman.
1 edition - first published in 1962 -
Misty Picture Books
1 edition - first published in 1987 -
The Misty Diary
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion = Originally Published Under the Title San Domingo, the Medicine Hat Stallion: Originally Published Under the Title San Domingo, the Medicine Hat Stallion
1 edition - first published in 1977 -
Misty of Chincoteague Audio
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Misty De Chincoteague (Cuatro Vientos, 103)
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
König des Windes
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
A Colt Is Born (King of the Wind)
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Misty de Chincoteague / Misty of Chincoteague
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Marguerite Henry
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
King of the Wind (Deluxe ed/Slipcased)
1 edition - first published in 1948 -
Little-or-nothing from Nottingham ..
1 edition - first published in 1949 -
A boy and a dog
1 edition - first published in 1944 -
The Whirlpool (Misty)
1 edition - first published in 1987 -
The Whirlpool
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
The Auction
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Misty of Chincoteaque
1 edition - first published in 1947 -
Misty of Chincoteague Foundation calendar
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
The illustrated Marguerite Henry: with Wesley Dennis, Robert Lougheed, Lynd Ward, and Rich Rudish
1 edition - first published in 1980 -
Marguerite Henry's album of horses: a pop-up book
1 edition - first published in 1993 -
Justin Morgan Had A Horse Kidspicks 2001 (Marguerite Henry Summer Kidspicks 2001)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
One man's horse
1 edition - first published in 1977 -
The Capture
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
The Storm (Misty)
1 edition - first published in 1987 -
Misty of Chincoteague/Newbery Summer
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
Misty's Twilight Kidspicks 2001
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
The Auction (Misty)
1 edition - first published in 1987 -
The Storm
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
The Sultan's Gift
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Shamrock Queen
1 edition - first published in 1947 Borrow -
KING OF THE WIND (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Horseshoe Library #2 (4 Vols. Boxed) ((Reading on My Own)) Ages 7 Up--
1 edition - first published in 1989 -
Seestern: das verwaiste Fohlen von Chincoteague
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Vindenes konge
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Feng zhi wang
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Misty de Chincoteague
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Chincoteague pony,
Ponies,
Children's stories,
Dogs,
Horse racing,
Arabian horse,
Children's literature,
Dog breeds,
Ficción juvenil,
Folklore,
Hambletonian 10 (Horse),
Horse breeds,
Horsemanship,
Large type books,
Legends and stories,
Lending library,
Pictorial works,
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Places
Chincoteague Island (Va.),
West (U.S.),
Chincoteague, Isla (Virginia),
England,
Assateague Island (Md. and Va.),
Bright Angel Creek,
Chincoteaque Island,
Colorado River,
France,
Grand Canyon (Ariz.),
Isla (Virginia) Chincoteague,
Italy,
Morocco,
Palio di Siena,
Panama,
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United States,
Vermont
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