The illustrations for this book were made by students of primary schools: Sedmi maj - Vrbovec, I. Gojak - Karlovac, Seven Secretaries of SKOJ - Zagreb, Krešo Rakić - Zagreb, Crveni oktobar - Zagreb, Marijan Grozaj - Ivanić-Grad, Siget - Zagreb.
The work brings together a gallery of colorful characters – family members, village neighbors, teachers, friends – who shape Ćopić's childish view of the world.
At a time when he peacefully grazed the lush grass next to his mother in his native green valley, the beautiful young stallion, Black Beauty, could not even dream of all the adventures that would befall him in the future.