Drawing on Michael Morpurgo's own childhood experience of first seeing his real father on television, 'My Father Is a Polar Bear' tells the story of two...
Michael Morpurgo revisits the landscape of his memories, the idyllic village of Bradwell, his childhood home 50 years before. The village is peopled by...
Bonny has always wanted to be a top cyclist, maybe even a future Olympic champion like her hero, Laura Trott. When she gets a new racing bike for her...
Toby Jenkins, a quiet, homesick boy, always hates going back to his boarding school at the start of term. This term he forms a friendship with a new boy...
Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are...
Wendy's grandad has to go into hospital. While he is there she has the task of looking after his pet snake Slinky. Wendy may be called weedy at school...
A lonely boy struggles to cope with school bullies and caring for his mother, until a mysterious encounter reveals life in the Foundling Hospital in the...