Margaret Pearce

Australian children's author. I am having trouble finding much information about her. She has written a few children's novels including a pony series about a boy called John and his horse and dog, however the publishing information regarding the books is sketchy. The first book appears to have been published in Australia only, the second in the UK only and the third possibly only as an e-book!

I would be very grateful if anyone could enlighten me as to the publishing history of the books or supply any other info about the author.

Jumping Into Trouble/ John and Roanie Series:
The official series title 'Jumping Into Trouble' has I think been recently added when the books were marketed as e-books. The third in the series is as far as I know only available as an e-book.

1) WANTED: A HORSE
(DATE & PUBLISHER UKNOWN)
As far as I know only published in Australia. There have been editions published by Scholastic in 1983 and Longman Cheshire in 1989, but do not have a publisher or date for the first edition.
SUMMARY: John desperately wants a horse but his parents are unsympathetic. His friend Jenny shares her pony with him and together they find his own horse, Roanie. But then his problems really start as he finds his efforts to look after the horse and earn money to keep him, hindered by the presence of a small blue heeler dog which attaches itself to the pair!

2) CIRCUS RUNAWAYS
(PUFFIN (UK) 1978)
ILLUSTRATED BY LAUREN MURRAY
As far as I am aware was not published in Australia and the UK edition is the first edition.
SUMMARY: John, Roanie and his dog Blue are runaways and end up at a circus

3) MISSING: A HORSE
No publishing information. Possibly available only as an e-book.
SUMMARY: John and his friend find both their horses have gone missing!

Collector's Info:
As noted above the publishing information I have for the books is very sketchy. Wanted: A Horse seems to have only been published in Australia and Circu Runways only in the UK. The last in the series may only be available as an e-book. Circus Runaways is the easiest to find of the series and can be found without too much trouble in Australia, UK and the USA. Wanted: A Horse can be found in Australia but is well-nigh impossible to get hold of elsewhere. All three books can be easily purchased as e-books however.