Annie can hardly wait until Surprise, Jill’s one-month-oldfoal, is big enough to ride. But when Annie falls off Splash duringa riding lesson, the rattled Pony Scout has to decide whether ornot to get back in the saddle

Catherine Hapka is the author of many books for children ofall ages. She is too tall to ride ponies anymore, though her mare,Gerri, still looks like one. Catherine takes riding lessons twice aweek and lives on a farm with Gerri, three goats, a small flock ofchickens, and too many cats.

NEW TITLE IN ORIGINAL SERIES —Back in the Saddle is the thirdof four Pony Scouts I Can Read titles, after Pony Crazy and ReallyRiding! —This brand-new series is full of all the rich detailsyoung horse lovers devour, from pony-centric plots to a “PonyPointers” vocabulary page at the end of each book. ?PONY BOOKS AREHOT —From Saddle Club to Thoroughbred and Charming Ponies, horsebooks sell and sell. ?EASY-TO-READ PONY BOOKS —Pony Scouts bringseasy-to-read stories to 5- to 7-year-olds! ?LITTLE EASY-TO-READCOMPETITION —The main competition for the early reader audience isScholastic’s Breyer Stablemates series. These titles are a seriesin branding only: the stories are not connected to each other. ?APONY LOVER’S PROJECT —Both the author and illustrator of the PonyScouts series are completely pony crazy! Author Cathy Hapka raisesa mare on her farm, and artist Anne Kennedy loves riding her horsewhenever