Michael Morpurgo’s Christmas Stories

Curl up by the fireside with an enchanting collection of Christmas stories from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Lose yourself in faraway lands and unexpected adventures with five festive tales from the author who gave us War Horse. In Grandpa Christmas, a grandparent’s wish for a better world delivers a vital and timely message about caring for our planet. The Best Christmas Present in the World brings a soldier’s incredible story home from the Great War. The Best of Times follows Prince Frederico as he works to lift his new bride’s aching heart at Christmas. On Angel Wings tells of a shepherd’s secret visit to the newborn Christ child. Mimi and the Mountain Dragon captures a little girl’s brave choice to bring joy and peace to her village. Each story features beautiful illustrations from the biggest names in children’s books – Jim Field, Quentin Blake, Michael Foreman, Emma Chichester Clark and Helen Stephens. The perfect Christmas storytime experience for children aged 4 and up. A bestselling festive collection – 114K copies sold since 2016! Michael Morpurgo has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times, is a former Children’s Laureate and was awarded an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature. Illustrated by Jim Field, Quentin Blake, Michael Foreman, Emma Chichester Clark and Helen Stephens.