And they almost win, but what really matters is what they learn, about life, and people, and the things that really matter when momentary acclaim has run its course. Mi buys Velvet a ticket and she wins! After that the story is one of making a dream come true, as they train the horse and enter it in the Grand National. by Enid Bagnold 0 Ratings 0 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 8 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 1978 Publisher Lythway Press Language English Pages 355 This edition doesnt have a description yet. There is a lottery about to be held, the prize being 'The Piebald,' and undisciplined and seemingly useless horse. And now the republication of this classic story in a fresh, up-to-date package will charm confirmed fans while captivating new ones. The timeless story of spirited Velvet Brown and her beloved horse has thrilled generations of readers.

Mi recognizes in Velvet the same spirit which had given her mother the will to succeed. National Velvet (Book and Charm) Paperback May 28, 2002. Velvet's family has little patience with her dreams of glory except for her mother, who swam the English Channel when she was younger, and knows that one must stretch one's abilities to capture the wildest hopes and Mi Taylor, whose love of horses matches Velvet's own. The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy.-The New York TimesHumorous, charming, National Velvet is a little masterpiece. Someday she too will enter this most grueling and difficult of races. In mid-twentieth-century England, fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown, determined to turn the unruly horse she wins in a raffle into a champion, learns that she needs more than hard work and dedication to achieve her goal of riding her horse in the Grand National steeplechase.

Day and night she talks of horses the sleek beautiful animals who have the courage and stamina to win in England's famous Grand National. Velvet Brown is a little girl with a big dream.

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