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The Ogre Who Wasn't

By Michael Morpurgo
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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 Sir Michael Morpurgo (Children's Laureate 2003-4) and Emily Gravett, the award-winning duo behind the bestselling picture book,... Read More
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A classic fairytale with a modern twist, celebrating the animal kingdom and adventure, from a bestselling, award-winning duo.

A classic fairytale with a modern twist, celebrating kindness and the natural world, from a bestselling, award-winning duo

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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 Sir Michael Morpurgo (Children's Laureate 2003-4) and Emily Gravett, the award-winning duo behind the bestselling picture book, A Song of Gladness.

In this classic fairytale with a modern twist, meet Clara: a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees. 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...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035010271

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Two Hoots

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Emily Gravett
  • Illustrated by Emily Gravett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 204g

Pages: 32

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About the 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 and the much loved Private Peaceful. He has won many prizes including 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 received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature. Emily Gravett , the winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals, has created Wolves, Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me and Again! and the fabulous Bear and Hare series for younger readers, as well as the beautiful Tidy, Cyril and Pat and Too Much Stuff.

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