Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1962
Five O'Clock Charlie
By Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis (Illustrator)
An old workhorse put out to pasture refuses to be bored into retirement.
48 pages
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Summary: Charlie is a big farm horse of 28, and he doesn't feel old at all. But his owner, Mr. Spinks, decides it is time for him to retire and turns him out to pasture. Bored and lonely, Charlie misses being useful, until he discovers a new job that only he can do. A classic picture book from Marguerite Henry with Wesley Dennis's illustrations.






