The Fox and the Ghost King
- Author Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator Jot Davies
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 22 September 2016
- Run Time 45 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories.
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What to expect
A delightful tale of victory against all odds from master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.
“Every fox in the whole town, in the whole country just about, is a football fan… And we all have an impossible dream.”
In a cosy den under a garden shed lives a family of foxes. They love to watch football – all foxes do. But their favourite team keeps losing and losing, and it seems like things will never look up.
That is, until Daddy Fox finds the ghost of a king, buried underneath a car park. A king who wishes only to be free.
“Release me,” says the Ghost King, “and I can do anything. Just tell me your greatest wish.”
For these football-loving foxes, might everything be about to change…?
Critics Review
u2018Michael Morpurgo has an impeccable track record in bringing historical events to lifeu2019 The Daily Mail
nu201cThis sweet story weaves Michael Morpurgo's effortless storytelling with ancient and very recent history.u201d Booktrust
nPraise for Michael Morpurgo:
nu201cMichael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.u201d Guardian
nu201cChampagne quality over a wide range of subjects.u201d Daily Telegraph
nu201cThere are few childrenu2019s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.u201d Daily Express
nu201cMorpurgo, as always, is subtle and skilful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrativeu201d
Elizabeth Reilly, British Council
u201cThe former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.u201d Guardian
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