| The Silver Brumby | |
| Author: | Elyne Mitchell |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Silver Brumby |
| Genre: | Children's fiction |
| Publisher: | Hutchinson |
| Release Date: | 1958 |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 191 pp |
| Preceded By: | Black Cockatoos Mean Snow |
| Followed By: | Silver Brumby's Daughter |
The Silver Brumby is a 1958 novel for children by Australian author Elyne Mitchell.[1] It was commended for the in 1959.[2]
The story follows the fortunes of a young stallion in a herd of brumbies in the Australian mountain country as he fights his way to the leadership of the herd.
The reviewer in The Bulletin had a few reservations about the book: "One has some doubts about the way the horses talk in it - Mrs. Mitchell, with her essentially realistic approach, hasn't set up quite the right climate of fantasy where this could be acceptable - and, with one brumby-hunt following another and the stallions incessantly fighting, it is a bit repetitive: but against that Mrs. Mitchell does know her country and does know her brumbies".[3]
The novel was adapted for the film in 1993, with the title altered to The Silver Stallion for the US market. The film was directed by John Tatoulis, from a script by Mitchell, Jon Stephens, and Tatoulis, and featured Caroline Goodall and Russell Crowe.[4]
The novel was also adapted as an animated television series in 1996; the series consisted of 39 25-minute episodes. The series was written by Judy Malmgren, Stephens, and Paul Williams, and featured Brett Climo, Rebecca Gibney and Rhys Muldoon in vocal roles.[5]