New edition of the Smarties-Prize-winning story about a magical horse. Now published into the First Modern Classics list fantastic stories for young readers.

It's Christmas but Irina's family don't have enough money to buy her the present she wants. Then Irina sees the wooden horse in the junk shop window and all she wants is to take it home with her. Irina is sad and lonely and she knows that the little horse is lonely too.

But what Irina doesn't know is that this dusty little horse with the tattered mane is really an enchanted horse who comes to life and takes Irina on magical journeys.