"King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry, Illustrated by Wesley Dennis, published by Rand McNally, copyright 1948, stated Edition of 1959.

Red hard boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine [a little shelf wear]; large format: 7" wide x 9. 1/2", color illustrated endpapers, gift inscription dated Christmas 1960 inside front cover, 173 pages, many illustrations, very good condition.

King of the Wind won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1949. It was made into a film of the same name in 1990.

Marguerite Henry (1902-1997) was an American writer of children's books, writing fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals. She won the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind, a 1948 book about horses, and she was a runner-up for two others. One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague, was the basis for several related titles and the 1961 movie Misty.

John Wesley Dennis (1903-1966) was an American illustrator, known best for fifteen children's books about horses that he created in collaboration with writer Marguerite Henry. He illustrated over 150 books in his lifetime, including Anna Sewell's "Black Beauty" and John Steinbeck's "The Red Pony". He also wrote and illustrated a few books of his own, among which are Flip, Flip and the Cows, Flip and the Morning, and Tumble.

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