Once a Pony Time at Chincoteague — Barbara Lockhart

When the annual Pony Penning at Chincoteague Island took place, a woman bought raffle tickets, hoping to win a foal for her grandchildren to care for. What happens next will beguile all readers. Unlikely ingredients of salt water, seashells, and ponies. When the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Emory went to the beach at Chincoteague in Virginia, they learned that the annual Pony Penning and Firemen’s Carnival was soon to occur. They returned to enjoy the events and Mrs. Emory bought some raffle tickets, hoping to win a foal. If she did, she told Mr. Emory, they’d bring the small pony home and their grandchildren could help care for it. What happens next will beguile children and their parents and grandparents alike. Early reader–ages 5-8.