Of Lions and Unicorns Award-winning author

The master storyteller’s lifetime of work in dazzling highlights: 25 novel extracts and 25 short stories. A truly enchanting collection from the author of War Horse. Divided into five parts – war, animals, memory, the sea and folk tales – this timeless treasury spans the whole of Michael Morpurgo’s glittering career. Each section also has a full-page drawing by one of Michael’s favourite artists: Michael Foreman, Quentin Blake, Christian Birmingham, Emma Chichester-Clark and Peter Bailey. Extracts from all the famous novels are here, as well as many lesser-known stories. An absolute treat with a beautiful cover: stunning inside and out.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780007523313

Date published

June 2nd, 2016

Condition

New

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.”