Pit Pony: The Picture Book Tapa dura - 2012

Although former teacher JOYCE BARKHOUSE wrote stories for many years, she was sixty-one when her first book was published. She went on to win many awards for excellence in writing, including the Order of Nova Scotia and the Order of Canada for her contributions to children's literature. Well known for her historical fiction, she achieved her greatest success with Pit Pony. She died in 2012 at the age of ninety-eight. JANET BARKHOUSE is Joyce's daughter and has retired from several fascinating worlds ? theatre, academe, education ? and is now writing herself. No stranger to Sable Island horses, she is the author of Sable Island ? Imagine! She lives in Clearland, Nova Scotia. SYDNEY SMITH is an illustrator born and bred in Nova Scotia. He attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and has been in Halifax since receiving his BFA in 2006. Since then, he has collaborated with many musicians and authors, including two children's books with Sheree Fitch. He was awarded the Mayor's Award for Mabel Murple in 2011.