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Mister Penny's Race Horse by Marie Hall Et, Written and illustrated by Marie Hall Ets is a 1956 picture book published by The Viking. Mister Penny's Race Horse was a Caldecott Medal honor book.

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Mister Penny's Race Horse is about an older man and his farm animals. All but one of the farm animals were healthy enough to join the fair and win enough prize money so that they may all have a ride on the Ferris Wheel however, the tables are turned and Limpy changes everything for the better!

'Synopsis'

In the story, the farm Mister Penny takes all his farm animals to the local town's fair in hopes that he can show both his animals, his plants, and his large pumpkin. However, during the night both his rooster and goat escape from their tents. While they escaped they ruined Mister Penny's plants, and dropped Mister Penny's large pumpkin which is now broken up on the ground. The policemen come, and tell Mister Penny that he and his animals must now leave the fair and he is no longer allowed to show his animals in the fair. Splop, the goat tells Limpy the horse who was the one animal who was to not be in the fair, that they should join the horse cart race. Limpy try's to fight it and tells Splop that he does not want to get Mister Penny into anymore trouble, but Splop tells Limpy they were already sent home so they might as well race. After much thought, Limpy then makes the decision to join in on the race. As Limpy joined all the other riders held their horses back, so Limpy ended up racing by himself but at the same time giving the people n the grandstand hat they wanted; A Race! The director later discovers how entertained the people are and tells Mister Penny that he will pay for Limpy's continued entertainment. Mister Penny refuses that offer and asks if his animals may all have a ride on the Ferris wheel instead. The director then allows all the farm animals to ride on the Ferris Wheel for Limpy's continued entertainment.

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