Haseley, D. (2008). Twenty heartbeats. Illustrated by Ed Young. New York: Roaring

Brook Press. ISBN: 9781596432383 

5Q/3P

In twenty heartbeats, a wealthy man waits for his favorite horse to respond to his beckoning whistle. After commissioning a portrait of the horse to Homan, a great artist, the man waits several years until he can be patient no longer.

Handmade papers layered with printed papers provide color and texture to the characters and setting in the story.