A collection of six magical and heart-warming animal stories, specially for World Book Day, by the nation's favourite storyteller.

 From the author who brought you Joey the War Horse, Shadow the dog and Kaspar the cat comes a pocket-sized collection of perfect animal stories - proving that it's not just dogs that are man's best friends.

 Taken from the length of Michael Morpurgo's career, the tales in this charming book will delight any child who loves animals . or stories! Readers will return to the best mates in this little book again and again.

 From dogs to cats, and from horses to dolphins and whales, it's all here in this timeless treasury.

 Contains the stories:

 The Silver Swan

 It's a Dog's Life

 Snug

 Didn't We Have a Lovely Time?

 Dolphin Boy

 This Morning I Met a Whale

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Je suis Rex. À la ferme il y a toujours à faire : rentrer les vaches, les moutons... Et il y a Lila, la fille du fermier. Nous étions les meilleurs amis, jusqu'à ce que le cheval arrive...

Rex, le chien de ferme

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le village de Slapton doit être évacué. Au moment du départ, la jeune Lily s'aperçoit que son chat Tips a disparu. Au péril de sa vie, elle part à sa recherche et franchit les barbelés qui entourent le village. Heureusement, Adolphus, un soldat américain, lui apporte son aide. Dès lors se noue entre eux une sincère amitié. Mais un jour, le jeune homme part au combat...

L'étonnante histoire d'Adolphus Tips

Join the fun on the farm!

 A charming, funny story from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilariously illustrated throughout by Shoo Rayner, and perfect for readers of 5 and up.

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 Two funny farmyard stories for younger readers.

 And Pigs Might Fly:It's a long hot summer, and Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler in the sky. But when he tries to fly, he annoys just about everyone. It's time he learned his lesson.

 Jigger's Day Off:Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best plans go wrong.

Pigs Might Fly!

A spellbinding children's story from from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo - now with a brand new cover look.

 Toby Jenkins doesn't like boarding school. He gets called Jinks and thinks he will never fit in. But then he meets a strange boy named Christopher who believes that he is the second coming of Jesus Christ. When the village boy 'oiks' start a war with the schoolboy 'toffs', Toby is caught in the middle. Can Christopher provide the miracle that Toby needs?

 A brilliant evocation of school life from the master storyteller.

 Michael has written more than one hundred books for children including An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Private Peaceful, and An Elephant in the Garden. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

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 Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. He is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books for children including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. Several of his other stories have been adapted for screen and stage, including My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came and Kensuke's Kingdom.

 Michael has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. He started the charity Farms for City Children in 1976 with his wife, Clare, aimed at relieving the "poverty of experience. many young children feel in inner city and urban areas. Michael is also a patron of over a dozen other charities.

 Living in Devon, listening to Mozart and working with children have provided Michael with the ideas and incentive to write his stories. He spends 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 children. "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." Michael received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.

The War of Jenkins' Ear

Partir : pour Aman et sa mère, c'est la seule solution. Fuir l'Afghanistan, où les talibans font régner la terreur, et rejoindre l'oncle Mir en Angleterre. Mais comment sortir du pays, entre les rencontres dangereuses, les bombes, la peur, la faim et les contrôles de police ? A leur côté, Ombre, une chienne adoptée par Aman, devient un fidèle compagnon de route. Elle semble parfois leur montrer le chemin, mais est-ce bien celui qui mène à une vie meilleure ?

L'histoire d'Aman

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated in stunning colour by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart).

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 "I was there, " Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting. Then Papa Toto began.

 When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away!

 Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is.

 But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

 But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along.

 Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story.

Toto - The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz

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 ofone war lingers, and the rumbles of another approach, the brothers argue. Francis is a fierce pacifist, while Pieter signs up to fight. What happens next will change the course of Francis's life forever . and throw him into the mouth of the wolf.

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