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The calendar says Spring, the grass is starting to green up and the spring flowers are trying their hardest to bloom.

Today is the first Saturday in May and that means “Kentucky Derby Day.” Below are some books about horses that I hope you find interesting and worthwhile.

“Horse Crazy. The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal.” By Sarah Maslin Nir. There are over seven million horses in American today, more than when they were the only means of transportation. Many of us, like myself, dreamed of owning a horse some day when we were kids.

For a lot of us that dream never came true, so to fill that void, we starting collecting plastic horses.

Sarah was one of the lucky ones and started riding at 2 years old, but not able to own a horse when she was young, she also collected plastic horses. Sarah brings to life stories of the different horses she has met during her lifetime and what those animals meant to her. Infused with heart and wit, and with each chapter named after a horse Sarah has loved, “Horse Crazy” is an unforgettable blend of beautifully written memoir and first-rate reporting. (921 Nir)

“National Velvet.” By Enid Bagnold. It’s a story of a girl, Velvet Brown, who won a notorious and unwanted piebald in a village lottery.

Velvet began to dream and because of her youth, breathless imagination and no obstacles as insuperable, her thoughts turned to the greatest race in the world, The Grand National.

We have two copies of this classic, one located in the Adult Fiction area and the other in the Juvenile Fiction area.

We have several horse series you may be interested in reading which are located in the Juvenile Fiction area. Even though they are located in the kids’ area, they are a good read for kids and adults, especially if you love horses and always dreamed of owning a horse, like I did, but it never happened.

“Thoroughbred” by Joanna Campbell and Karen Bently.

“Saddle Club” by Bonnie Bryant. “Heartland” by Lauren Booke.

“Pony Pals” by Jeanne Betancourt. “Tales from Deckawoo Drive” by Kate DiCamillo.

In general, books about horses can be found in the 636.1 area, and stories about champion racing horses can be found in the 798.4 area on both the juvenile non-fiction shelves, adult non-fiction shelves, and on the DVD non-fiction shelves.

Some of those titles include “First Saturday in May,” “Horse of a Different Color,” “Three Strides Before the Wire,” and “Secretariat; the Making of a Champion.”

If you want to read more books about the Kentucky Derby, which is the first race in the Triple Crown of horse racing, there are books at other libraries you may want to request through our Interlibrary Loan system and have a look at.

“Kentucky Derby, by Sue Hamilton.

“The Kentucky Derby,” by Jack Harris.

“The 10 Best Kentucky Derbies.”

“Kentucky Derby-story in text,” by Lamont Buchanan.

“Two Minutes to Glory,” by Pamela Brodowsky.

— By Arlette C. Dubord, Cataloging & Acquisitions assistant

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