The Ogre Who Wasn't
A wild and funny fairy tale with a modern twist
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A classic fairytale with a modern twist, celebrating kindness and the natural world, from the bestselling, award-winning duo of Michael Morpurgo and Emily Gravett.
Clara is a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees. But most of all, she loves collecting creepy-crawlies and making them her friends. That's not easy with a bossy butler and a pernickety nanny always on your case. When Clara discovers that an ogre she keeps in her shoe under her bed isn't an ogre at all, he offers her a way out of her predicament. There's only one thing she needs to do...
The Ogre Who Wasn't is a fresh and funny story of a little princess who hates the stuffy palace, but loves the creatures she meets in the garden, from the award-winning Sir Michael Morpurgo (Children's Laureate 2003-2004) and bestselling picture book creator Emily Gravett.
About this Author
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in Britain, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Former Children's Laureate, he 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. He has won many prizes including the Whitbread Award, Smarties Award, Circle of Gold Award, Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times. He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
Emily Gravett has a rare talent for creating exceptional books for children. The winner of two Kate Greenaway Medals, her skill and wit are second to none. Emily first sprang into the limelight with the groundbreaking Wolves in 2005, followed by the modern classics Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me, Again!, Orange Pear Apple Bear, Blue Chameleon, Matilda's Cat, Dogs, and the fabulous Bear and Hare series for younger readers. Emily's more recent picture books include: Tidy, Too Much Stuff, Cyril and Pat, and Meerkat Christmas. Unique and different from the last, each features endearing, beautifully drawn characters that touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. Emily divides her time between Brighton and Wales.
Together, Michael and Emily are also the creators of the poetic and hopeful picutre book, A Song of Gladness.
Reviews
"Light-hearted and rambunctious [this] is a fairytale with a difference" --Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian
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