The Giant’s Necklace Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) and Briony May Smith (illustrator) (UK edition)

Tragic, beautiful, tense: all the things you expect from the master. A pink shell necklace, a dark turn, a twist you’ll never guess… Cherry has spent weeks making the necklace: so long it’s fit for a giant. Now it’s the last day of the holidays. She only needs a few more glistening pink cowrie shells. Who cares if her brothers tease her? She’s going to spend the day finding them. So she heads off to the beach. The sun is shining. But as she combs the shore, the clouds grow dark and the waves grow tall. A storm has blown in – and Cherry is cut off by the tide. How will she finish her giant’s necklace now…?

Exclusive paperback of Morpurgo’s latest book

Beautifully illustrated in dazzling full colour

A spine-tingling, atmospheric story full of twists

Simple yet classic writing with universal appeal

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781406376265

Date published

June 2nd, 2016

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.5; Middle years; 1.0 points

Other details

80 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.”