Elizabeth Lindsay


	Elizabeth Lindsay Elizabeth was born in Leicester in 1947 and spent her childhood in Southampton. Her favourite past-times as a child were reading and riding. She learnt to ride bareback on carthorses in a nearby field! She trained in the Central School of Speech and Drama and has worked mainly in the world of theatre and TV. She is probably most well-known as the scriptwriter of the Heggarty Haggerty and Hoobs TV shows. Books soon followed her scripts and now she has over 30 titles published. As well as writing two series centred upon ponies, she has also written many other adventure and fantasy type children's books. She has also written several scripts for radio dramas. Added to all these activities, Ms. Lindsay is also a trained puppeteer and worked the puppets on the popular 1970s/80s TV programme Pipkins - which I am sure you will remember if you are old enough! She now lives in Gloucestershire. She doesn't ride any more but still loves reading.


	Midnight Dancer Series: A fairly traditional pony series, although it leans more to the adventure side of things than the schooling/shows side. The character of Midnight Dancer was based upon the author's first pony Hot Spot, although she had to wait until she was grown up before owning her very own pony! PONYMAD SERIES RATING: 3 HORSESHOES 1) MIDNIGHT DANCER (SCOLASTIC PB 1993) ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA BODDY SUMMARY: Mory isn't happy to be uprooted from her old life and friends when her family move to Wales. But once there she falls in love with a beautiful black mare… 2) TO CATCH A THIEF (SCOLASTIC PB 1993) ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA BODDY SUMMARY: Mory, brother Josh and cousin Cara are convinced they know the identity of a local thief...but how can they prove it? 3) RUNNING FREE (SCOLASTIC PB 1995) ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA BODDY SUMMARY: Mory's preparations for the local show are disrupted when she must prove her friend's dog is not guilty of sheep-worrying. 4) FIRERAISERS (SCOLASTIC PB 1995) ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA BODDY SUMMARY: Campers on Mory's Uncle's farm cause a fire. Can Mory and Dancer prevent a disaster? 5) JOYRIDERS (SCOLASTIC PB 1997) ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA BODDY SUMMARY: Mory's life is being made a misery by three bullying girls, but when disaster strikes it's up to Mory to help her enemies. 6) RIDE BY NIGHT (SCOLASTIC PB 1997) ILLUSTRATED BY LINDA BODDY SUMMARY: Mory's old friend Hannah comes to stay, but her visit is marred by some nefarious goings on in the neighbourhood… Collectors info: All paperback originals. Easy to find in the UK. Can also be found in the USA and Australia, though not as common or as cheap as in the UK.


	Magic Pony Series: Light hearted fantasy type series for younger readers. For some unknown reason almost all the titles were changed in a later printing of the series, and the series order was also changed. I have listed them in original series order. For the order of the later printings please click here Just to make matters even more confusing some of the books were also published in the USA where not only were some of the titles changed again but also the heroine's name was changed from Natty to Annie! ORGINAL SERIES ORDER: 1) A DREAM COME TRUE aka DREAMS COME TRUE (New edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1997) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Latest edition re-titled. Published in the USA by Little Apple in 2003. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition, USA edition. SUMMARY: Natty has always longed for her very own pony. But the best she can do is dream... That is, until she buys a poster of Ned, a handsome chestnut pony, in Cosby's Magic Emporium, and comes face to face with a real live pony! Natty can't believe her luck... But how can she keep her magic pony a secret? PONYMAD RATING: 3 HORSESHOES 2) THE LOST RABBIT aka PET RESCUE (2004 edition) aka GREAT ESCAPE (New edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1997) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Both editions re-titled. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: Natty is missing Ned and the exciting adventures they had together. When her friend Penelope's little cousin loses her pet rabbit Flopper, Natty knows exactly who to call on for help. Soon she and Ned are on the trail of Flopper the rabbit and another fantastic adventure has begun… 3) NIGHT-TIME ADVENTURE aka MOONLIGHT ADVENTURE (New edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1997) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Latest edition re-titled. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: What could be more exciting than doing some secret midnight show jumping? Natty and Ned are having a fantastic night-time adventure when they hear a desperate whinny. It's Pebbles - Penelope's pony - and he's being stolen! Can Natty and her magic pony tackle the thieves? 4) NATTY SAVES THE DAY aka ANNIE SAVES THE DAY (USA edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1998) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Published in the USA by Little Apple in 2003. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: Natty and Ned tackle some bullies who are making Natty's brother's life a misery. 5) GHOST IN THE HOUSE aka THE HAUNTED HOUSE (New edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1998) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Latest edition re-titled and renumbered as no. 7 Published in the USA by Little Apple in 2003. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: Natty's spooked when Penelope and Trudi play a ghostly trick on her. But then the strange noises start, and all of a sudden it's Penelope and Trudi who are frightened. Could Penelope's house be haunted? But Natty and her magic pony aren't scared - they know who's the real ghost in the house! 6) THE CHAMPION JUMPER aka STAR OF THE SHOW (New edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1998) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Latest edition re-titled and renumbered as no. 5 EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: Natty is acting as groom to Penelope as she jumps Pebbles at a local show. If only Natty could show jump too - can Ned make her dreams come true? 7) WORST WEEK AT SCHOOL aka TEACHER TROUBLE (New edition) (SCOLASTIC PB 1999) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. Latest edition re-titled and renumbered as no. 6 Published in the USA by Little Apple in 2003. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: Natty's having a terrible week! There's a nasty new teacher at school called Miss Pike. When Danny, the class rat, escapes, Miss Pike wants him caught - dead or alive! Can Natty and her magic pony find Danny before it's too late? 8) NATTY TO THE RESCUE aka THIEVES ON WHEELS (2005 & later editions) (SCOLASTIC PB 1999) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. All later editions re-titled. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2004/2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: Natty loves shopping, it's just a shame she can't take her magic pony with her. But Natty's day takes a turn for the worse when she discovers that her neighbour's purse has been stolen! Natty's sure she know who the thieves are, but she's going to need her magic pony to help her prove it. Other editions: HOLIDAY/SUMMER SPECIAL: SEASIDE DETECTIVES (SCOLASTIC PB 1999) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD & PETER KAVANAGH Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: It's holiday time and Natty can't wait to gallop along the beach on her magic pony... but when she finds a fake twenty pound note, Natty has to turn detective instead. Something fishy is going on, and she's sure it's linked to the horrible strangers in the next-door cottage. Can Natty and her magic pony discover the truth? WINTER SPECIAL: SNOW BANDITS (SCOLASTIC PB 1999) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER KAVANAGH Reprinted a couple of times in paperback by Scholastic. EDITIONS PICTURED: 1st edition, 2005 edition, newest edition. SUMMARY: It's Christmas - but all is not merry for Natty's neighbour Penelope. The local bully, Smudger Evans, is hatching a horrible plan to kidnap her precious pony, Pebbles, and hold him to ransom! Natty and Ned are determined to stop Smudger. But that will mean a dangerous rescue mission through the snow... An exciting, magical festive special starring Natty and her magic pony! SUMMER DREAMS (SCOLASTIC PB 2006) ILLUSTRATED BY PETER EASTWOOD SUMMARY: 3 in 1 omnibus containing the first 3 books in the series. Collectors info: All paperback originals. Reprinted by Scholastic in 2004/2005 and again a few years later. Many of the titles were changed and some of the series order too. Please check above to avoid buying duplicates of the same stories. Some editions are still in print and can be bought new. Second hand copies are easy to find in the UK and cheap. There was one omnibus edition containing the first three books in the series which is also fairly easy to find. Some of the books were also published in the USA, I am not sure as yet which ones and have listed only those I know of. Again some of the titles have been changed. The books are all reasonably easy to find in the USA, Australia, etc.