A snowy story. A love letter. A Christmas wish for a better world. This wintry delight by two master talents is all of those things – and so much more. It’s Christmas – and what is Grandpa giving little Mia? Not a card. Not a present. (She’ll have plenty of those.) Instead he’s sending a letter which contains a precious message – one she’ll remember for the rest of her life. He remembers fondly the times they spent in his garden, planting seeds and finding frogs and worms. But Grandpa worries that the things they love so much are in danger. In his letter, he makes a heartfelt plea to Mia to care for and protect our beautiful world…

A touching Christmas story with a powerful message

Michael Morpurgo’s books have won countless awards

Dazzling snowy artwork by Oi Frog! illustrator Jim Field

A beautiful, highly personal story for families to share

Product Details

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781405284592

Publisher

Egmont Books Ltd

Date published

October 4th, 2018

Other details

32 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

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.”