From the hugely popular children's author comes this heartbreaking yet heart-lifting story of a how a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family who accommodated him, ended up in the Imperial War Museum. Having sold over 5 million copies throughout his career so far, this poignant tale is another classic to be added to the Morpurgo collection. 'Nobody can balance old and new better, or more convincingly' }Independent{