Marguerite Henry was remarkably prolific, with 59 books published, millions of copies sold, and nearly 80 years of her life spent writing them - or responding personally to the stacks of fan mail she received. Her books, most meticulously researched historical fiction about influential horses and the hosts of fascinating characters who surrounded them-including New-bery Award winner King of the Wind and the book that changed an island, Misty of Chincoteague-have had an outsized influence on those who grew up reading them. Now, journalist Lettie Teague has provided a unique biography that is as much a pleasure to read as her subject's own books. Highlighting over a dozen titles that represent, to Teague, not only the best of Marguerite Henry's work but help tell the story of Marguerite Henry herself, and following the trail of some of her remarkable collaborators, including the charismatic and talented artist Wesley Dennis, Dear Readers and Riders is a warm and wonderful retrospective for bibliophiles, horse lovers, aspiring writers, and Marguerite Henry fans, young and old.