‘Mini Whinny: No Place Like Home’ by Stacy Gregg

Mini Whinny, the mischievous little horse, is back – and her home is in disarray.

When a nearby petting zoo catches fire, the homeless animals come and stay at Blackthorn Stables – and Mini Whinny’s life is turned upside down. “Stables are only for ponies!” Mini Whinny huffed.

She builds a wall to try and keep the animals out of her stall, but when that fails and frustrations reach an all-time high, she realises they want to get home as much as she wants them to. Mini Whinny decides to stage a circus show to raise money to help get the animals back to their home.

This is the 4th boisterous story in this series of horsey friendship from internationally bestselling Kiwi author Stacy Gregg and talented illustrator Ruth Paul. A perfect gift for the 3-7 age group – especially those who sometimes forget that it’s more fun to share!

About the Author

Stacy Gregg dreamed as a young girl of being both a horse rider and a writer when she grew up, and is now the internationally acclaimed author of over 20 much-loved junior fiction titles – all about horses! Three of her books have won Children’s Choice at the NZ Book Awards, and she has been widely published internationally. Her books are always about horses, and are frequently based on true stories set around the world in locations including Jordan, Russia, Spain and Iceland. Stacy is of Ngāti Mahuta descent and lives in Auckland, NZ.

Ruth Paul is an award-winning author and illustrator, with titles Stomp!, Bad Dog Flash, Bye- Bye Grumpy Fly, My Dinosaur Dad and My Meerkat Mum among her collection. Her books have been published in NZ, Australia, the UK, the US, Canada, China and Korea. The King’s Bubbles and I Am Jellyfish have both won best Picture Book at the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards. Ruth lives at Makara, near Wellington, NZ, in an environmentally friendly house, with straw-bale walls and water-generated power.