Kaspar, Prince of Cats Award-winning by Michael Morpurgo (author)

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

Reviews

1. Katie
   on 13 April 2011

   Kasper Prince Of cats

   Iv Only Read 4 chapters of this book and i already love it so much 5 stars straight away

   5 out of 5

2. Sasha
   on 1 April 2010

   Kaspar: King of books

   This book is amazing! We are reading it in class and it is amazing. It is truly sad when thecountess gets knocked down by the omnibus but this is a must read! 5 STARS!

   5 out of 5

3. Analissa Yang
   on 27 March 2010

   Kaspar:Prince of Cats

   This book is the best! If you love cats and hotels...you'll love this! I got it on the school book order...It's the best book in the whole world! Michael Morpurgo is the most magnificent storyteller! It's in my top 5 favourite books...5 stars...it is!!!

   5 out of 5

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What kids think

1. Ravenclawcat
   on 30 September 2017

   I want to read this too, because I have a black cat of my own!!

2. Greencake17
   on 25 June 2016

   Amazing story.The imagination of the story makes it hard to put down. I loved reading it.

   5 out of 5

3. geekygirl5775books
   on 6 March 2016

   i read this book at school in class and everyone was so sad when it ended and i could read it over and over again me and everyone loved it Michael morpurgo is my favourite author so you should read it and once you’ve read it recommend it to someone and make sure they do the same thing and then author will feel great

   bye!

4. Ibizarocks
   on 15 November 2015

   This is a great book, my favourite!!!!!

5. AnnabethChase123
   on 16 March 2015

   Kaspar is an interesting book. It has many twists to the story… Appropriate for children over 8 years of age. If you like adventure this is the book for you. I LOVED it.

   5 out of 5

6. diamondforever786
   on 19 February 2015

   This is the first ever book I read by Michael Morpurgo. I found this excellent! I recommend people to read this book!

   5 out of 5

7. miriam19
   on 8 March 2014

   I love this book it is sad and happy and so good to read. its 10/10 for me. I have it in my school library and read it there and brought it too. its so good I love all the characters and I love the bit about the Titanic. you must read it. I have read it 6 times.

8. johno45
   on 1 June 2013

   This book is phenomenal it is the best book I have ever read and it tells you the true story of the Titanic I have rated this book 5/5 because it is just amazing and sad and then so delightful to read i read the whole book in a couple of days. I recommended this book to my friend she read the book and rated it 5/5 too!! I couldn’t put the book down and neither could my friend!!

   5 out of 5

9. Nashdasher
   on 9 March 2013

   I could not put this book down it is unique and a absolute thriller.

10. Justagirlatheartx
    on 7 March 2013

    A beautiful story about friendship. Don’t forget to put this on top of your ‘must but’ list!!!

    5 out of 5

11. A4WideRuledRefillPad
    on 4 March 2013

    This book is about a cat on the Titanic. It sticks out to me as one of my favourite Michael Morpurgo books. I good size and interesting read.

12. evil-penguin
    on 4 March 2013

    This is definetly my favourite Michael Morpurgo books because it is unique and when you start to read it you just cant put it down.I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars and recommend Kaspr to anyone who likes cats!

13. anastasia500
    on 2 March 2013

    I absolutely loved this book. It was sad when Johnny was called a stowaway, so that wasn’t good. I am officially crazy about the Titanic, which is why I have read basically all the books about the Titanic. Especially this one. It’s so good. I think it should be a national requirement to read it. It is phenomenal.

    5 out of 5

14. powerpush22
    on 19 February 2013

    We read this as a class!

15. slattery40
    on 18 May 2012

    Best book ever A cat aboard the titanic biggest ship in the world 5/5

    5 out of 5

16. AmyXx
    on 6 March 2012

    Great book really enjoyed it!

17. nikki657
    on 6 March 2012

    This is my favourite Morpurgo book. The story is so different to all his others, it is unique and moving and very emotional. There are unexpected bits and things that make you cry. Amazing book. Probibly my favourite book

18. indigobeam
    on 5 March 2012

    This is my favourite Morpurgo book. The story is so different to all his others, it is unique and moving and very emotional. There are unexpected bits and things that make you cry. Amazing book.

19. smileitsfriday
    on 4 March 2012

    Kaspar reminds me of my cat: cute, a little zany, and just plain spoiled. * * * * + 1/2

20. la1397
    on 4 March 2012

    From how much i read of this book, I thought it was really good, but i didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought it would. Maybe it’s because its about animals, or maybe because it’s set in a different time period, but i was dissappointed with parts, and wouldn’t read it again.

21. sweethart184
    on 2 March 2012

    i love this book

22. lids
    on 2 March 2012

    michal murpurgo is alright this books bad

23. cowmoo1170
    on 1 March 2012

    OMG you must read this book. Brilliant plot and for anybody’s liking!

    5 out of 5

24. aeroaeromonkey
    on 1 March 2012

    I love this book its all about a cat onboard the titanic and how his live goes after.

    4 out of 5

25. Crea8t
    on 1 March 2012

    He he. I want to read the rest.

    5 out of 5

26. iluvbooks13
    on 1 March 2012

    great book

27. pawprint2
    on 16 December 2011

    I loved this book.It was very amotional.Its so so sad.

    5 out of 5

28. emilythetiger
    on 10 July 2011

    i love this book. i love the cat,kaspa. it is relly good!

29. gethi
    on 3 March 2011

    I really like this cat. He’s amazing!

    4 out of 5

30. Lolo95
    on 3 March 2011

    I dont know about this book not one i would carry on reading found it boring. Sorry wouldnt choose to read it again.

31. Anne6
    on 28 February 2011

    I dont know why but i find this book realy mooving the auther is soooooo good i like the books and have read it at school

32. Cleosly
    on 5 December 2010

    It was okay i’m still reading it and it’s getting a bit boring so i’m not sure when the exciting bit comes. 5/10

33. purpleprincess09
    on 3 November 2010

    from reading this bit of the book it shoes you I think I would love to read this book and anybody who hasn’t should

    5 out of 5

34. Molly13579
    on 9 August 2010

    Hi This book is really amazing about a cat who survied the Titantic. From Kim Rawlings Michael Morpurgo

35. strawberryshake999
    on 1 August 2010

    this book is reall good. when i read it i read it through my favorite TV show and thats almost impossible.

    and when i read it a couple of months later i could tell my dad in great detail what it was about. in the most description.

    it was just like saying ever line of every person was saying was coming alive in front of my eyes it was great.

    5 out of 5

36. milly14
    on 23 July 2010

    it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!. from start to end and I would read it AGAIN and AGEN!!

    5 out of 5

37. marshmallow99
    on 6 July 2010

    Brillaint, I loved it from start to finish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    5 out of 5

38. xilovebooks
    on 27 June 2010

    this is a really good book i would recommend it to everybody

    5 out of 5

39. kittenmad2010
    on 6 April 2010

    this cat looks like my cat izzie and i want to read it and my brother charlie would like to read it as well.

40. kaspar
    on 27 March 2010

    it was really interesting from start to finish. i love cats so it was just the book for me. kaspar is such an amazing cat, he survived the titanic and went to loads of places. there where a few sad bits but it all ended kind of sad and happy. it kind of ended in a confusing way but i know how it ended and thats what maters.i think Michael Morpurgo is a really good auther and i racomend this book to ages of 7 and over because it had a few hard words in it and it has 208 pages. even my friend bought it, after i bought it into school and read it.

    5 out of 5

41. Sugarheart
    on 14 March 2010

    I really want to read it but after i have read my current book i will read this one.My teacher Ms Smith has got a big shelf of micheal morpergo books so i will get them there.

42. FedyTedy
    on 4 March 2010

    I can’t explain ive read many Michale morpurgo but i never thought he could top all the books i’d read I read this book 6 months ago and it’s still my favourite i have never read a book like i would recomend it to anyone and for this price it’s a MUST HAVE i gurantee you’ll never get away from it and i must be honest i like watching T.V but instead of watching telly i was reading this book i love it and you will to!!!!!!!!!!!

    :) thats my review read soem more of my reviews :)

    5 out of 5

43. MagicBunnyDreams
    on 4 March 2010

    That book is Magic!

    5 out of 5

44. hattiev
    on 25 February 2010

    People in my class have read it and they say it is one of the best books in the world!

    They are right because they told me about it and it sounds very interesting!

      
        I cant wait to read it
              myself!
      
    

    5 out of 5

45. Petula
    on 22 February 2010

    I think that this book is great. It is a book of mixed emotions. When bell boy travels with a girl and her parents on the Titanic disaster strikes and the boat begins to sink. Join the boy on his adventure with a cat witch is his responsibility. I would give this book 5 star, and recommend it to any Michael Morpurgo fan!!

    5 out of 5