Doodlebug

by Irene Brady

Book Overview

A young girl finds that the injured, disheveled pony she buys out of pity at an auction is really the black stallion of her dreams. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395257824
• ISBN13: 9780395257821
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 35 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

An Old Favorite

I've loved this book since I was a child. It is a sweet story that I embraced as a young horse lover.

A Favorite

I found this book at a garage sale when I was perhaps seven. Even though I knew very little about horses, it quickly became one of my favorites, what with the cute story and the wonderful drawings that accompany it. Now I'm about to be seventeen - sure, not very old, but still ten years older- and I recently found Doodlebug tucked away in a little-seen corner of my closet. I'm now a competent rider, and this book is still one of my absolute favorites; perhaps more so, because I can understand now why it was so "horrible" for little Jennifer to buy a lame pony. "Doodlebug" is a wonderful book for anyone who has ever loved a "less than perfect" animal.

Black stallion of dreams

I had this book when I was a kid and over the years it got misplaced. I have recently bought a copy for my daughter and I to enjoy and another for my friend and her daughter.Great story, great art!

A girl finds her dream in a mistreated pony.

A girl dreams of having a black stallion with flowing mane and tail. She finds it in a mistreated pony sold at a auction. Doodlebug takes you riding into another land.

Charming text and pictures

Doodlebug is a heart warming story for young readers about a young girl who dreams of buying her own wonderful black stallion but takes pity on a neglected small black pony at a stock-sale. There are wonderful pictures of "before and after" of the neglected pony named "Doodlebug" and Irene Brady is a very talented artist. Her pictures are a delight. Adults will enjoy it too.