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A Song of Gladness by Michael Morpurgo & Emily Gravett
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
Travel the globe in this inspiring journey through the animal kingdom. A Song of Gladness is a timely reminder of the beauty and importance of the natural world from two of today's most celebrated children's book creators.From a blackbird in a Devon garden to leopards in the African savanna, hibernating ...Show more
Alone On A Wide Wide Sea by Michael Morpurgo
$18.50 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming new novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying over our heads, calling good-bye...That is all I remember of England. W ...Show more
Carnival of the Animals by Michael Morpurgo
$29.99 NZD
Category: Children's Picture Books
A stunning gift collection of animal poems from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, celebrating with heart and humour the creatures with whom we share our planet. Collaborating once more with iconic artist, Michael Foreman, Morpurgo's poems are inspired by The Carnival of the Animals - a humorous musi ...Show more
Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: War Horse
"There was an old green Fordson tractor in the back of Grandpa's barn, always covered in cornsacks. When I was very little, I used to go in there, pull off the cornsacks, climb up and drive it all over the farm" An old farmer tells his grandson about life on a Devon farm between the wars. It is a po ...Show more
Finding Alfie: a d-Day Story by Michael Morpurgo; Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
$50.00 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Michael Morpurgo tells a new story about this milestone moment in British history. Aunty Iris always treasured her small painting of a boat, painted by her close friend Alfie many years before. Her nephew, Michael, is inspired to try and find out what actu ...Show more
In the Mouth of the Wolf by Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop of World War Two. Francis and Pieter are brothers. As shadow of one war lingers, and the ...Show more
King of the Cloud Forests by Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
A heart-racing tale of courage, loss, friendship and family. From the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. Escaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. When battling the hostile environments of the mountains, and fi ...Show more
Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo
$35.00 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
Ten stunning Shakespeare retellings from the master storyteller. Beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo’s warm, accessible and inimitable style, this wonderful collection offers a new generation of readers the chance to discover the magic of Shakespeare – the perfect introduction to the Bard and an u ...Show more
My Father Is a Polar Bear by Michael Morpurgo
$18.99 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
“Look at the polar bears,” said Terry. “You see that one on the left, the fatter one? That’s our dad – our real dad. But you’re not to tell." Drawing on Michael Morpurgo's own childhood experience of first seeing his real father on television, My Father Is a Polar Bear tells the story of two young broth ...Show more
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside. But the clock is ticking, and every moment Tommo spe ...Show more
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
$17.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atm ...Show more
Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's Fiction
A stunning and moving novel from a master storyteller - featuring the bravest dog in the world . . .SHADOW broke all Michael Morpurgo records in hardback, selling a massive 50,000 copies through TCM in the first twelve weeks. Now, the phenomenon arrives in paperback, ready to take the mass market by sto ...Show more