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Michael Morpurgo Christmas Stories

Michael Morpurgo Christmas Stories

by Michael Morpurgo (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

    $4.10
Synopsis

A collection of Michael's existing Christmas books (The Best Christmas Present in the World, On Angel Wings and The Best of Times) with a new story, The Goose is Getting Fat. Curl up by the fireside and let Michael Morpurgo envelop you in stories of faraway lands and unexpected adventures. The Best Christmas Present in the World A mysterious letter in a secret drawer brings one night in the Great War vividly to life. Writing home from the front, a soldier has an incredible story to tell. On Angel Wings A singing of wings, a glorious light, and a sudden beacon of brightness? It can only mean - can it really? - a visit from the Angel Gabriel himself ...The Best of Times When the Prince and Princess marry, joy rings out across the land. But all too soon it fades away and a shadow hangs over the royal palace. As Christmas approaches, Prince Frederico must find a way to warm his new bride's aching heart. The Goose is Getting Fat - A NEW STORY! Gertrude the goose is getting bigger by the day, and Charlie is proud to look after her. But as Christmas approaches, the thought of the grizzly fate awaiting her fills him with sadness. Can he save Gertrude from the Christmas dinner table?

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 1st
 Publisher: Egmont
Published: 05 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 1405265493
ISBN 13: 9781405265492
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Author Bio
Michael Morpurgo's skill as a storyteller is uncontested. His bestselling book War Horse has been translated into 40 languages and has recently been made into a hugely successful film by Steven Spielberg. Michael describes himself as oldish, married with three children, and a grandfather six times over. Sophie Allsopp studied for her illustration degree in Bath, then went on to win several awards, including a grant from the Prince of Wales Trust to set up her illustration business. Sophie has been illustrating for almost twenty years. Emma Chichester Clark is one of the country's top children's books illustrators, and is a past winner of the Mother Goose award. She has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler award twice. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College, where she was taught by Quentin Blake. Quentin Blake's illustration has now taken on iconic status and is famous throughout the world. The inaugural children's laureate, he is one of our best-loved advocates for everything to do with the children's book. Michael Foreman is an award-winning illustrator of over 180 books. He has contributed to books by Roald Dahl, Oscar Wilde and Charles Dickens, as well as writing and illustrating his own books. Prizes include the Kate Greenaway Award (twice), the Smarties Book Prize, the Kurt Maschler Award, the Children's Book Award and the Bologna Book Prize.