War Horse - Michael Morpurgo

Despite having read prolifically for the majority of my life, I must confess to having never before read a Michael Morpurgo book. With the Warhorse film all over every form of advertising for the past year, my 8 year old son has been very keen to watch it, but we decided it would probably be best to read the book first, as we are uncertain as to how suitable the content would be for one so young. My father in law bought him a Morpurgo collection for Christmas, and we have just finished reading Warhorse. A clever point of view The first thing that struck me was the clever point of view. I read ... more

Michael Morpurgo “War Horse” ISBN-13: 978-1405226660 My edition was a Paperback with only 182 pages. It is published by Egmont Books in 2006. I am a big fan of this publisher as they are an Ethical company committed to using products from managed forests and controlled resources. They want the workers involved in the supply chain to produce the books to be treated with fairness and respect. They are a children’s book publisher and state that; They “ produce books that enrich and entertain…..we go even further, considering the world in which our consumers are growing up” This was a freebie that ... more

Having been to see the stage version of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse a couple of years ago, I am now eagerly anticipating the film release. I hate watching films before I have read the book, so yesterday I finally sat down to start reading it. The book was first published in 1982 and was the runner up for the Whitbread Book Award in the same year. Like Black Beauty, the main character is a horse and the book is written from the point of view of Joey, a beautiful red bay with four matching white feet and a white cross on his face. The book starts with the purchase of Joey by Albert Narracott’s ... more

War Horse. Written by Michael Morpurgo. published in 1982 by Kay&Ward. ISBN 978-0-439-7966-44. Winner of the Whitbread book award . Available from book stores. Amazon.co.uk. Both in paper back and Kindle Version. Also available in dvd format as a film, touring the U.k in Theatre, as a well reviewed show. I have not seen the film or the stage show. Based on the hype generated by Spielburg's film version of the book , I decided to read the book. I had a few preconceived ideas . I had heard several opinions ... but in truth I was unprepared for the feelings generated by this simple tale . In my ... more