Winni Allfours - Tapa dura

Winni would do anything for a pony, but her parents always say no. However, when the school dinner lady jokes that too many carrots will turn Winni into a horse, it gives Winni an idea. Winni turns into a nag, and her fantastic jumping ability leads to a speedy spin round the Grand National.

Babette Cole was born in Jersey in the Channel Islands. She graduated from Canterbury College of Art in 1973 and was the illustrator and author of more than 150 witty, imaginative, irreverent and thought-provoking picture books for children including the bestselling, stereotype-defying Princess Smartypants. She produced animated storyboards for the BBC and illustrated numerous greetings cards and books by other authors as well as her own. Babette adored the countryside and was a keen horse rider and breeder. She spent much of her life in Lincolnshire, before moving to Kent and then westward through Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.