About the Book

A heartwarming tale of courage, set against the backdrop of the Second World War, about a deserted village, a lifelong friendship and one very adventurous cat!

‘A master storyteller at his best’ Sunday Times

It’s 1943. Lily lives in a seaside village and her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day when the villagers are all told to move out of their homes.

Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the allied forces prepare to invade France. But Tips, Lily’s cat, has other ideas – and returns to the forbidden area. Lily decides to enter the danger zone to look for Tips herself . . .

Critical Praise

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780008638627
• ISBN 10: 0008638624
• Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• On Sale: 03/12/2024
• Pages: 192
• List Price:12.99 CAD
• Ages: 8 to 12
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Pets
• BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
• BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars

Michael Morpurgo

Biography

Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s book writers. He has written more than one hundred books and has won the Smarties Book Prize, the Whitbread Award, and the Blue Peter Book Award for Private Peaceful. Michael was writer-in-residence at the Savoy Hotel from January to April 2007, and previously he was Great Britain’s Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, a role that took him across the country to inspire a love of reading in children.

Michael Foreman grew up in a small English fishing village and has loved the sea ever since. He has illustrated more than one hundred children’s books, and he has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Smarties Book Prize, and the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ Red House Children’s Book Award. He has collaborated with Michael Morpurgo on several successful books, including The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips and Billy the Kid.

Other Works by Michael Morpurgo

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  Running Wild

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  The Dancing Bear

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Katerina the Cat and Other Tales from the Farm (A Farms for City Children Book)

  By Michael Morpurgo

Michael Foreman

Biography

Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s book writers. He has written more than one hundred books and has won the Smarties Book Prize, the Whitbread Award, and the Blue Peter Book Award for Private Peaceful. Michael was writer-in-residence at the Savoy Hotel from January to April 2007, and previously he was Great Britain’s Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, a role that took him across the country to inspire a love of reading in children.

Michael Foreman grew up in a small English fishing village and has loved the sea ever since. He has illustrated more than one hundred children’s books, and he has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Smarties Book Prize, and the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ Red House Children’s Book Award. He has collaborated with Michael Morpurgo on several successful books, including The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips and Billy the Kid.

Other Works by Michael Foreman

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  The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

  By Michael Foreman

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  War Boy

  By Michael Foreman

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  Farm Boy

  By Michael Foreman