by Michael Morpurgo (Author)
My Friend Walter is a charming and hilarious story of friendship between different eras from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo. Living with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend. Remember Sir Walter Raleigh, who laid his cloak in a puddle so that Queen Elizabeth I could walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out he's an ancestor! How will Bess explain Sir Walter to her family? Especially when he breaks her brother's fishing rod, steals a horse and smokes cigars in her room! Former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with a uniquely funny take on spirits from the other side. Not just your average ghost story.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Farshore
Published: 02 Dec 2010
ISBN 10: 1405229268
ISBN 13: 9781405229265
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: This is an exciting ghostly adventure by a much-loved, award winning author. Remember Sir Walter Raleigh who laid his cloak in a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I to walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out he's her ancestor! How's she going to explain him to her family, especially when he breaks her brother's fishing rod, steals a horse and smokes cigars in her room? Will Sir Walter wreak havoc or save her family's home?