Laura Bannon (1895-1963)

American author and artist. Born in Acme, Michigan. She studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago, and also later taught there. She began writing books for children in the 1930s and published over twenty titles which she also illustrated, as well as illustrating other author's works. Two of her books featured horses and have quite quirky plots.

Pony Books:

HORSE ON A HOUSE BOAT
(WHITMAN [USA] 1951)
ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR
SUMMARY: Gill has an ex-circus horse called Scalawag. When his stable is no longer available, he is installed in a new one: on a house boat!

THE CONTENTED HORSE TRADER
(WHITMAN [USA] 1963)
ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR
SUMMARY: Cage is a horse trader who does most of his trading by phone!

Collector's Info:
Quite easy to find in America. Harder elsewhere, although copies can be purchased from America fairly cheaply.