Award-winning author Ellen Feld began her writing career more than 20 years ago when she started writing for various national horse magazines. In 2001, while waiting for her next assignment, Ms. Feld wrote a short story about a Morgan. That tale became the first chapter of Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse. The book went on to win a coveted Children's Choices award (as did the second book in the series, Frosty), an honor bestowed jointly by the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. The book was also picked up by Breyer Animal Creations to be sold with a model of the star of the story, Blackjack. To date, Ms. Feld has authored nineteen horse books, including eight in the Morgan Horse series and three in the best-selling Donkey-Donk series. She lives in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts on a beautiful horse farm with her husband, two children, lots of horses, ponies, donkeys, dogs, as well as several birds.

- Twice winner of national book award 'Children's Choices' co-sponsored by the International Reading Assoc. and the Children's Book Council
- Twice winner of the 'Adding Wisdom' award given by national parenting group Parent to Parent for dedication to excellence in children's product
- "Justin Morgan and the Big Horse Race" is a Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient
- "Annie" was a bronze medalist in the 'Moonbeam Children's Book Awards' and a ReadersViews Literary Award Winner
- "Shadow" was a USA Book News Best Books Finalist
- "Rimfire" was selected by Tack 'n Togs Magazine (trade journal for the equine professional) as the best new book for 2010.
- "Justin Morgan and the Big Horse Race" is the winner of the "Mom's Choice Gold Award"

The first book in Feld's Morgan Horse series, Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse was selected by Breyer Model Horses to be packaged with one of their model horses, which they painted to look like the star of the book. This is the first time that Breyer had paired a contemporary book with one of their traditional sized model horses. It was a huge honor and Blackjack and the author travelled up and down the East Coast making appearances from Ohio to Maine. Blackjack still makes appearances from time to time wearing his special Breyer blanket.

Meet Author Ellen Feld
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