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