Funny short novels by the author of War Horse. Who’s in charge of the farmyard? Think it’s the farmer? Wrong! At Mudpuddle Farm, the animals are top dog. That’s right: the mischievous critters who live behind the tumbledown barn know that they’re the ones who really rule the roost. There’s Albertine the goose – brave detective and expert fox-dodger. There’s Pintsize the pilot pig, who is sure he can fly. Oh – and don’t forget lazy Mossop the cat, who drives Farmer Rafferty crazy! And just who is that dancing, singing goat?

Witty farmyard fiction by a legendary storyteller

Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK’s top authors

He also founded the Farms for City Children charity

Charming, simple tales for fans of Dick King-Smith

Product Details

Catalogue number

6162 in Books and Resources for Schools Catalogue 2022, 155 in ROW Primary May 2022 and 152 in ROW Primary March 2022

Format

Paperback

Date published

July 6th, 2017

Condition

New

UK edition

In this pack

Mudpuddle Farm: Alien Invasion!
Award-winning author
Mudpuddle Farm: Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
Award-winning author
Mudpuddle Farm: Hee-Haw Hooray!
Award-winning author
Mudpuddle Farm: Pigs Might Fly
Award-winning author

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about 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 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.”