New from University of Nevada Press, a story of adventure and moral courage: Velma stood up for what she believed. Even when it hurt #skybrarians #booktrailer #wildhorses #Phantomstallion #horses #kidlitchahttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1358905552976608
𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡 by Terri Farley is coming soon! Check out the book trailer to learn more. Click the link in our bio to preorder your copy today. #UniversityOfNevadaPress #BookTrailer #WildHorseAnnie | University of Nevada Press
𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡 by Terri Farley is coming soon! Check out the book trailer to learn more. Click the link in our bio to preorder your copy today. #UniversityOfNevadaPress #BookTrailer #WildHorseAnnie
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August 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
New from University of Nevada Press, a story of adventure and moral courage: Velma stood up for what she believed. Even when it hurt #skybrarians #booktrailer #wildhorses #Phantomstallion #horses #kidlitchahttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1358905552976608
SOME SAY KIDS DON'T READ: At #Breyerfest throngs of kids moved by my booth then whip-lashed at the sight of books. People in surrounding booths came to see if I was offering candy, but nope, just talking books & horses.
Don't give up on kids, just let them read what they love #PhantomStallion #read
Don't give up on kids, just let them read what they love #PhantomStallion #read
July 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
SOME SAY KIDS DON'T READ: At #Breyerfest throngs of kids moved by my booth then whip-lashed at the sight of books. People in surrounding booths came to see if I was offering candy, but nope, just talking books & horses.
Don't give up on kids, just let them read what they love #PhantomStallion #read
Don't give up on kids, just let them read what they love #PhantomStallion #read
Long-lens the real #PhantomStallion #unicorn shot after his capture & rescue from gelding (v) and sale. He was freed on 5,000 fenced acres with his in-foal lead mare #wildhorses
April 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Long-lens the real #PhantomStallion #unicorn shot after his capture & rescue from gelding (v) and sale. He was freed on 5,000 fenced acres with his in-foal lead mare #wildhorses
#IndependentBookstoreDay 's best part? Talking to 2 #MG writers about craft, world-building, mythology, conflict & characters. I lavished encouragement on them since 7th grade was when my parents convinced me a teacher's accusation of (creative writing) plagiarism was sorta positive #PhantomStallion
April 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
#IndependentBookstoreDay 's best part? Talking to 2 #MG writers about craft, world-building, mythology, conflict & characters. I lavished encouragement on them since 7th grade was when my parents convinced me a teacher's accusation of (creative writing) plagiarism was sorta positive #PhantomStallion
You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but...
My author newsletter is STEM ish, bookish, wild horse-centric, free and tempts readers of all ages. Sign up here lnkd.in/gfFN9kmm & get a preview chapter of my Sept book #kidlit #reading #horses #PhantomStallion
My author newsletter is STEM ish, bookish, wild horse-centric, free and tempts readers of all ages. Sign up here lnkd.in/gfFN9kmm & get a preview chapter of my Sept book #kidlit #reading #horses #PhantomStallion
April 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but...
My author newsletter is STEM ish, bookish, wild horse-centric, free and tempts readers of all ages. Sign up here lnkd.in/gfFN9kmm & get a preview chapter of my Sept book #kidlit #reading #horses #PhantomStallion
My author newsletter is STEM ish, bookish, wild horse-centric, free and tempts readers of all ages. Sign up here lnkd.in/gfFN9kmm & get a preview chapter of my Sept book #kidlit #reading #horses #PhantomStallion
I love my job & it's because of readers like you that I get to hang out w horses & book people. Enjoy this virtual visit w baby #wildhorses & look for the new FREE AGAIN cover in comments #PhantomStallion #reading #MG #KIDlitchat #horses
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January 13, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I love my job & it's because of readers like you that I get to hang out w horses & book people. Enjoy this virtual visit w baby #wildhorses & look for the new FREE AGAIN cover in comments #PhantomStallion #reading #MG #KIDlitchat #horses
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"Some shiny books are cristilising right here" my granddaughter's art for pumping up enthusiasm for my booksigning! #books #authors #reading #bookstore #Grandma #PhantomStallion
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"Some shiny books are cristilising right here" my granddaughter's art for pumping up enthusiasm for my booksigning! #books #authors #reading #bookstore #Grandma #PhantomStallion
The ones left behind: #Breyerfest has been on my wish list for a long time & this year I'll be there! I'll also have free #PhantomSTallion postcards & horse stamps so you can include your stay-at-home friends in the excitement #horses
July 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The ones left behind: #Breyerfest has been on my wish list for a long time & this year I'll be there! I'll also have free #PhantomSTallion postcards & horse stamps so you can include your stay-at-home friends in the excitement #horses
Correction: I am signing books at the #WesternStatesHorseExpo this weekend, but I won't be where I said I'd be! Read confession below #horses #books #Horsebooks #California #SummerReading #PhantomStallion #librarians #educators #horsegirl
June 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Correction: I am signing books at the #WesternStatesHorseExpo this weekend, but I won't be where I said I'd be! Read confession below #horses #books #Horsebooks #California #SummerReading #PhantomStallion #librarians #educators #horsegirl
BLM says they train Judas horses to lead wild kin into the pen, but I've seen the waiting bucket of sweet grain. In DARK SUNSHINE the Judas horse is no villain. She wants the comfort of other horses. She's starving. Damaged. She's rescued by Sam Forster #PhantomStallion #Reading #SummerReading
May 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
BLM says they train Judas horses to lead wild kin into the pen, but I've seen the waiting bucket of sweet grain. In DARK SUNSHINE the Judas horse is no villain. She wants the comfort of other horses. She's starving. Damaged. She's rescued by Sam Forster #PhantomStallion #Reading #SummerReading
The real #PhantomStallion charges #photojournalist Melissa Farlow. This image introduced me to Melissa. After capture, before castration by Bureau of Land Management, Phantom and lead mare Shy found sanctuary on 5,000 fenced acres in #California #HorseBooks #HandsOff #wildhorses #horses #blueponies
May 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The real #PhantomStallion charges #photojournalist Melissa Farlow. This image introduced me to Melissa. After capture, before castration by Bureau of Land Management, Phantom and lead mare Shy found sanctuary on 5,000 fenced acres in #California #HorseBooks #HandsOff #wildhorses #horses #blueponies
GOLDEN GHOST #mysteries: Will Jen's discovery of a lone palomino keep her parents together? Can the strange behavior of #wildhorses tell Sam why the ghost town of Nugget has so many coffins stacked in the old ice house? Pre-order the newest #PhantomStallion book to kick off #summerReading #horses
May 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
GOLDEN GHOST #mysteries: Will Jen's discovery of a lone palomino keep her parents together? Can the strange behavior of #wildhorses tell Sam why the ghost town of Nugget has so many coffins stacked in the old ice house? Pre-order the newest #PhantomStallion book to kick off #summerReading #horses
Are you a detective at heart? This is one of my favorite pieces of reader art for the #PhantomStallion series. I've lost track of the young artist & I'd love to learn what she's doing now! #Librarians, #Digital Sleuths, Horse #Artists, can you help? #horses #readers #MG
April 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Are you a detective at heart? This is one of my favorite pieces of reader art for the #PhantomStallion series. I've lost track of the young artist & I'd love to learn what she's doing now! #Librarians, #Digital Sleuths, Horse #Artists, can you help? #horses #readers #MG
You are what you write? My first horse story was published when I was a hs soph & Mustang mascot #PhantomStallion #books #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social #mascot #highschool #horses @kidlitchat.bsky.social #AuthorFashion
April 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
You are what you write? My first horse story was published when I was a hs soph & Mustang mascot #PhantomStallion #books #kidlit @simonkids.bsky.social #mascot #highschool #horses @kidlitchat.bsky.social #AuthorFashion
What a thrill! Above the fold excitement for my #PhantomStallion booksigning at Turn the Page bookstore in #RedBluff #California ! #readers April 5 11-1 #books #Indiebookstores #horses @simonkids.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What a thrill! Above the fold excitement for my #PhantomStallion booksigning at Turn the Page bookstore in #RedBluff #California ! #readers April 5 11-1 #books #Indiebookstores #horses @simonkids.bsky.social
What happens when a wild lead mare loses her band ? @simonkidsuk.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social #wildhorses #booksky #PhantomStallion
March 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
What happens when a wild lead mare loses her band ? @simonkidsuk.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social #wildhorses #booksky #PhantomStallion
I am beyond grateful @simonkids.bsky.social asked @louisemeijerastrom.bsky.social to create the covers for my #PhantomStallion books because she understands (as she says below) everything is better with #horses !
Profile study, was supposed to just humans but all studies get better with horses..
February 23, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I am beyond grateful @simonkids.bsky.social asked @louisemeijerastrom.bsky.social to create the covers for my #PhantomStallion books because she understands (as she says below) everything is better with #horses !
I saw her capture, found her penned with stallions. Not up for adoption, she was available for "unrestricted sale." I paid, called her Ghost Dancer since she roamed the lands of Wovoka who taught spiritual dances of rebirth. She is my muse @simonkids.bsky.social #wildhorses #PhantomStallion #Paiute
February 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I saw her capture, found her penned with stallions. Not up for adoption, she was available for "unrestricted sale." I paid, called her Ghost Dancer since she roamed the lands of Wovoka who taught spiritual dances of rebirth. She is my muse @simonkids.bsky.social #wildhorses #PhantomStallion #Paiute
Wild beauty coming over the ridgetop: she's known by humans as Guinevere and she is indeed a queen of the sagebrush seas #PhantomStallion country JTHumphry image #wildhorses #horses #publiclands
February 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Wild beauty coming over the ridgetop: she's known by humans as Guinevere and she is indeed a queen of the sagebrush seas #PhantomStallion country JTHumphry image #wildhorses #horses #publiclands
Before I was out of my jammies: I read emails from a conservation scientist & the mother of an eight year old that my #PhantomStallion series changes lives & I'm feeling happy #AuthoringChange #wildhorses #skybrarians #educators @simonkids.bsky.social #skybooks #NSTA
January 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Before I was out of my jammies: I read emails from a conservation scientist & the mother of an eight year old that my #PhantomStallion series changes lives & I'm feeling happy #AuthoringChange #wildhorses #skybrarians #educators @simonkids.bsky.social #skybooks #NSTA
Galloping your way very soon: wow. It's December #PhantomStallion in your classroom
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December 1, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Galloping your way very soon: wow. It's December #PhantomStallion in your classroom
This "table-ing" thing: I don't know how to do it. Book stands & heavy lifting? Still. Love books, horses, talking to readers, offering pocket ponies to kids & commiserating w #blue strangers. New appreciation for indie #bookstore signings too! #Albuquerque #skywriter #PhantomStallion #horses
November 23, 2024 at 4:23 PM
This "table-ing" thing: I don't know how to do it. Book stands & heavy lifting? Still. Love books, horses, talking to readers, offering pocket ponies to kids & commiserating w #blue strangers. New appreciation for indie #bookstore signings too! #Albuquerque #skywriter #PhantomStallion #horses
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
I'm delighted S&S editors consult me re cover horses & connect me w artists. The original #PhantomStallion publisher kept authors/artists apart for fear of prima-donas. I get that, but the new covers depict real #wildhorses (I sent the artist photos) & re imagined content of new #books #SimonKids
November 18, 2024 at 5:11 AM
I'm delighted S&S editors consult me re cover horses & connect me w artists. The original #PhantomStallion publisher kept authors/artists apart for fear of prima-donas. I get that, but the new covers depict real #wildhorses (I sent the artist photos) & re imagined content of new #books #SimonKids
This morning in Albuquerque: waiting for my red chile tofu breakfast burrito, I felt a jolt of happiness despite the GOP & their ilk. Tomorrow I'll be amid books, films & horses. If you're in the neigh-borhood, please come say "Hi" #wildhorses #books #MG #Albuquerque #horses #PhantomStallion #smile
November 14, 2024 at 10:53 PM
This morning in Albuquerque: waiting for my red chile tofu breakfast burrito, I felt a jolt of happiness despite the GOP & their ilk. Tomorrow I'll be amid books, films & horses. If you're in the neigh-borhood, please come say "Hi" #wildhorses #books #MG #Albuquerque #horses #PhantomStallion #smile