Found One OrangeBrown Horse Author:Patricia Lauber Easy-to-Read and Fun-to-Read book. When Chris saw an orange-brown horse in Mr. Watson's garden, he got a gleam in his eye. And when Mr. Watson paid him to lead the horse away, it seemed too good to be true. But taking a horse home for a pet is not so simple as it sounds--especially when your father and mother are unprepared and when the horse is... more » as temperamental as Carrots. Before Chris could make a proper introduction, Carrots was found lying in the garage as though very ill. Pretty soon she gave Chris a playful nuzzle and bounded into the yard where she began nibbling Mrs. Johnson's choicest flowers. Carrots followed Chris around like a puppy. But even that brought problems when Chris dropped in to see a neighbor and when he tried to play bseball with the gang. Found: One Orange-Brown Horse is a highly amusing story told in language simple enough for most third graders to read to themselves and funny enough to tickle the funnybone of many a fifth or sixth grader.« less