Jo-Jo, the melon donkey / Morpurgo, Michael

Jo-Jo is a very unhappy donkey who carries melons to the markets of Venice, Italy, every day, until his friendship with the daughter of the Doge leads him to become a hero.

A mistreated donkey in Renaissance Venice gains self-respect after meeting the Doge's kind daughter and becoming a hero during a devastating flood.

Jo-Jo is a very unhappy donkey who carries melons to the markets of Venice, Italy, every day, until his friendship with the daughter of the Doge leads him to become a hero.