Morpurgo, Michael

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The butterfly lion

2009
Trying to run away from boarding school in England, a boy encounters an old woman who tells him the story of Bertie and his beautiful white lion.

Beowulf

2015
An illustrated retelling of the oldest English epic, "Beowulf," in which a Norse hero saves Denmark's royal house from monsters, returns home to become his own people's greatest king, and then faces a murderous dragon to protect them.

Dolphin boy

2005
In a fishing village that is becoming poorer by the day, Jim rescues a dolphin stranded on the beach, which turns out to be good news for the dolphin and the village.

The dancing bear

1996
A lonely girl living in a remote mountain community adopts an abandoned bear cub, but their friendship is threatened when a glamorous film crew comes to town.

Jo-Jo the melon donkey

1987
A mistreated donkey in Renaissance Venice gains self-respect after meeting the Doge's kind daughter and becoming a hero during a devastating flood.

Meeting C?zanne

2013
Yannick is excited to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in the French country, which he has only seen in paintings by Paul C?zanne, but is devastated when he accidently destroys a drawing Pablo Picasso left after visiting the family's inn.

Hansel and Gretel

2008
When they are left in the woods by their parents, Hansel and Gretel find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

The Kingfisher treasury of classic stories

2002
A collection of excerpts from more than thirty classic children's stories by various authors.

Snakes and ladders

2006
Wendy suffers torment from the school bully for being slender and sensitive, but when she brings in her grandfather's huge snake to school it escapes and Wendy gets to prove her bravery by recovering the lost serpent.

Shadow

2010
Teenager Aman and his mother lose their loyal spaniel Shadow while escaping Afghanistan to flee to England. Now they must depend on a friend and his grandfather to enable Shadow's return.

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