The most famous and loved racing story of all time.

National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl's belief in a horse. 'Velvet'll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it ...I never seen such a creature on a horse.' Velvet is mad about horses.

When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he's something special.

His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he'll do anything for Velvet.

Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England.

But can a girl win the Grand National? The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen.

Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children - and it's now available as part of the stunning Heritage gift book range by Egmont