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Informationen zum Autor Dori Chaconas developed her storytelling skills as the eldest of seven children and started writing children's books when she was the stay-at-home mother of twin girls. She has published stories in several children's magazines and sold embroidery designs to yarn companies. The author of a number of picture books, she lives in Wisconsin. Ted Lewin grew up in Buffalo, New York, and received a BFA from Pratt Institute. During his long and illustrious career, he created more than two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book Peppe the Lamplighter. In 2015, he and his wife, author-illustrator Betsy Lewin, were inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. He died in 2021. Klappentext When his father goes off to fight in World War II! a young boy promises to be brave. But it isn?t always easy! especially now that he and his mother are alone and the air is punctuated by air raid siren tests. He spends much of his time on the porch of his house! viewing the hustle and bustle of the street and wishing he could be brave like his father. Lots of things scare the boy! but especially the street horses: Josephine! who pulls the ragman's wagon and Nell! the milkman's nag! frighten the boy with their big teeth and wild eyes. Even Billy and Bucky! the garbage wagon horses whose feet are as big and heavy as buckets full of iron! make him nervous. Then one day a stranger with a small pony named Freedom offers the boy an opportunity to create the perfect birthday present for his father. But that means digging down deep inside to find a new and special kind of courage?
