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About the Author
Annie Wedekind grew up riding horses in Louisville, Kentucky. Since then, she’s been in the saddle in every place she’s lived, from Rhode Island to New Orleans, South Africa to New York. Her first novel, A Horse of Her Own, was praised by Kirkus as “possibly the most honest horse book since National Velvet . . . A champion.” She is also the author of The Breyer Horse Collection books, including Wild Blue, Little Prince, Samirah’s Ride, and Mercury’s Flight. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
A Conversation With the Author
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Currently resides: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite books: Horse book: Man O'War, by Walter Farley; Children's book: three-way toss up between Treasure Island, the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace, and the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander Grown up book: Too hard to say. This month, perhaps it's The House of Mirth / Edith Wharton.
Interesting facts: 1. Annie started riding horses when she was six, and rode mostly at Undulata Farm, which serves as the model for Sunny Acres farm. Undulata, in Shelbyville, KY, is now a well known Saddlebred farm.
2. Annie took the name "Sunny Acres" from a beautiful horse farm she passed every day on the bus going to elementary school.
3. Annie helped train young horses on a farm in Grahamstown, South Africa, when she lived there in 2002.
4. Annie also rides motorcycles. And has tattoos, as well as a brand new baby boy, Henry, born January 27, 2008!
