Clare Balding's second brilliant adventure for Charlie Bass and her funny family of humans and animals.
Clare Balding (Author)
When she was young, Clare Balding thought she was a dog.
Disappointed to discover she was only human, she did her best to
spend every waking hour with dogs and ponies. She could ride before
she could walk and, growing up surrounded by racehorses trained by
her father, she dreamt of winning the Grand National or riding for
Great Britain at the Olympics. Those dreams never came true but the
consolation prize hasn't been bad. As a television and radio
presenter, Clare has worked at six Olympic Games, the highlight
being London 2012, as well as the Winter Olympics, Paralympics,
Commonwealth Games, the Grand National, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon and
the Ryder Cup. Clare lives in London with her wife, Alice, their
dog Archie and their cat, Button.
Tony Ross (Illustrator)
Tony Ross was born in Wandsworth, but moved during the war to
Cheshire. He ended up at the Liverpool Regional College of Art
after despairing of working with his first love - horses. He went
into teaching after a bad day in an advertising agency, where he
was art director, and at first taught in all sorts of areas -
design, advertising, typography. At that time he was drawing
cartoons in magazines like Punch. He has written and illustrated
many popular books for children including Foxy Fables, I'm Coming
to Get You and Naughty Nigel, all published in Puffin. He lives in
Cheshire with his wife and daughter.
A heart-warming story with a great girl-power message
*Jacqueline Wilson on The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop*
A cheerful paean to books, big thighs and working hard to realise
your dreams
*Guardian*
Funny and touching
*Telegraph*
There are useful human life lessons here: create a team, Balding
urges, delegate, do your research, believe in yourself, and magic
ensues
*Observer*
Will inspire girls to aim high
*Daily Express*
Charlie is a feisty, funny girl who will appeal to pony-mad readers
who'll devour all the inside knowledge of the equine world that
Balding brings to her debut
*Daily Mail*
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