War Horse picture book - A beloved modern classic adapted for a new generation of readers

A richly illustrated gift picture book edition of Michael Morpurgo''s classic wartime story War Horse , which has been captivating audiences young and old for 40 years. This powerful book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse amid the turmoil of the First World War. For 40 years, War Horse has been helping children understand conflict. As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across the world, it remains an important book for young readers learning about the past. Review for the novel: War Horse is a story of universal suffering for a universal audience by a writer who ''has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers'' - Guardian Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children''s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Assisted by: Clohosy Cole Tom (Illustration)
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9780008774141
• ISBN: 978-0-00-877414-1
• Dimensions: 245 mm x 275 mm x 3 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration, Picture storybooks, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 5 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)