Gillian Baxter

Gillian Baxter (1938 – 22 March 2025) was a British writer of children's books.[1] Her books were mainly pony books about horses, although one book, The Knightsgate Players, was about acting. Baxter also wrote under her married name "Gillian Hirst".[2] Baxter died on 22 March 2025, at the age of 87.[3]

Bibliography

  • Horses and Heather (1956)
  • Jump to the Stars (1957)
  • Tan and Tarmac (1958)
  • The Difficult Summer (1959)
  • Ribbons and Rings (1960)
  • The Stables at Hampton (1961)
  • Horses in the Glen (1962)
  • The Perfect Horse (1963)
  • The Knightsgate Players [non-pony] (1964)
  • The Team from Low Moor (1965)
  • Special Delivery (1967)
  • Pantomime Ponies (1969)
  • Save the Ponies! (1971)
  • Ponies by the Sea (1974)
  • Ponies in Harness (1977)
  • Ponies to the Rescue (1983)
  • Bargain Horses (1992)

The books Pantomime Ponies, Save The Ponies and Ponies in Harness were later combined into one volume, simply entitled My Book of Pony Stories.

References

  1. ^ "Gillian Baxter". Jane Badger Books. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Gillian Baxter". Library Thing. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ Gillian Hirst. Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

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