The Donkey and the Racehorse - Tapa dura

?In search of fame and fortune Donkey leaves her quiet life in the seaside village of Toco. I can feel it in my tail, she assures herself and her friend the blackbird when he warns her about the big world out there. From Sangre Grande to Arima, fate delivers her to Stollmeyer's Farm of racehorses and a new life as Millie. Under the care and kindness of farmhand Emraj she finds a place of contentment, but will her grand dreams come true? Readers will find, as Millie does, that patience and helpfulness can win the day and the best of friends.

Trinidadian Joanne Gail Johnson is a television producer, children's book author and series editor of Macmillan's Island Fiction series. The Donkey and the Racehorse is her sixth book and ninth story published by Macmillan Caribbean. Joanne travels at home and abroad meeting with and reading for children of all ages. She is the founding Regional Advisor of the Caribbean South chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. www.caribbeanchildren.com The photographic illustrations by Carole Anne Ferris , depict the cinematic charm of Trinidad's people and colourful radiance of the island's natural beauty.