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Toto
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Christopher Ragland
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 7 September 2017
- Run Time
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in translation, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Companion works, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy
What to expect
From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy’s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart).
“I was there,” Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. “Dorothy and me were both there.”
We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting.
Then Papa Toto began…
When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house – only to be plucked into the air and whisked away!
Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is.
But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home – after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along…
An unforgettable telling of a classic story.
Critics Review
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Praise for Michael Morpurgo:
“Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian -
“Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph
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“There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily Express
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“Morpurgo, 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 narrative”
Elizabeth Reilly, British Council
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“The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” Guardian
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Details
- Author
- Michael Morpurgo
- Narrator
- Christopher Ragland
- Duration
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 September 2017
- ISBN
- 9780008134679
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in translation, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Companion works, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy
Synopsis
From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy’s pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). “I was there,” Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. “Dorothy and me were both there.”We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting.Then Papa Toto began… When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house – only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is. But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home – after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along… An unforgettable telling of a classic story.
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