Katherine Pratt

Through beautiful illustrations and compelling text, the story of Brandy and Kat takes the reader on a journey where fear is transformed into courage. Where trust is earned, and love is realised. Kat has loved horses for as long as she can remember. She’s grown up going to the barn, watching her mom ride, and riding herself. But while out on a ride one day, her pony gets scared, and she falls off. Ever since then, Kat has been afraid to get back in the saddle - until she meets Brandy. Brandy is a rescue horse with a past that makes it hard for her to trust others. From the moment Kat first sees Brandy in the pasture from afar, with her pretty white coat and the unique little scar on her face, she wants to learn the horse’s story. Kat sees herself in Brandy and is intrigued, eager to get to know her better. Through patience and curiosity, Kat works through her worries and builds up the courage to get back in the saddle and ride again. Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt shares a heartfelt story - based on her own childhood memories with her real-life pony Brandy - complete with a letter to the reader about the bonds we have with animals that help us feel strong and confident, and sometimes even allow us to conquer fears we never thought possible.

Roztomilé čítanie na dobrú noc, ktoré je oslavou jedinečného sesterského puta. Katka je veľmi šťastná! Konečne bude spať po prvý raz sama vo svojej novej izbe pre veľké dievčatá. Jej mladšia sestra Tinka je však trochu smutná a nervózna, že bude v ich starej izbičke bez nej. Preto jej Katka predstaví svoj plán: všetky obľúbené hračky nechá Tinke, aby jej pomáhali prekonať strach, dodávali jej odvahu či tvorivosť, alebo ju jednoducho rozosmiali vždy, keď bude smutná. Ona ich už predsa nebude potrebovať, veď je veľká! No v noci sa za oknom strhne strašná búrka a práve Katka bude napokon tá, ktorú náhle prepadne pocit osamelosti... Našťastie je ešte stále nablízku Tinka, ktorá povzbudí sestru v ťažkej chvíli. Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt sa jednoduchou, jemnou prózou delí o príbeh dvoch sestričiek, prostredníctvom ktorého deťom ukazuje rôzne druhy sesterskej náklonnosti a lásky. Pre deti od 3 rokov Z anglického originálu preložila Michaela Hajduková.