"Dear Readers and Riders: The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite Henry” is a biography shares insights of Henry's life thanks to a collection of her work at the ...

When Marguerite Henry died in 1997, the nonagenarian author had produced 59 books, including many bestsellers. But as successful as she was at writing beloved books for middle-schoolers, she was ...

One of the joys of parenthood, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic, is the opportunity to not only share with a young child the joys of Marguerite Henry’s “Misty of Chincoteague” but to witness the ...

In 1946, reporter Marguerite Henry traveled to Chincoteague Island to write about Virginia’s wild ponies and accidentally fell in love with a trembling-legged newborn with a wet nose named Misty. Her ...