About the Book Noreen plans to enter their family horses (Darnley and Wally) as Pegasus and the fire-breathing monster in the Sports Day Silly Pet Parade. She is not sure why winning is so important to her, but knows it is tied up with the fact that she is tired of being short. To make matters worse, her best friend Patty is tall for her age and gets to stand in the second row with the older kids at the Christman concert. For these reasons, and others, Noreen does not tell Patty she is entering the Silly Pet Parade. The pet parade holds a few surprises that not even Noreen had planned for!

Larger view of back cover of Noreen and the Amazing No-Good Horse

About the Author Marion Brooker has written for youth for many years through Educational Radio. In writing Noreen and the Amazing No-Good Horse she enjoyed reliving experiences of her childhood growing up on a farm in southern Manitoba - the scary horseback races to the half-mile corner after school, the hot days of summer, the coolness of her playhouse in the trees, and the excitement of their small town on Saturday night.

She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with her husband, happily surrounded by family, grandchildren, and their pets.