Mr Skip, Michael Morpurgo
Mr Skip, Michael Morpurgo
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Mr Skip

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Cassandra Harwood

Unabridged: 1 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/31/2011

Synopsis

“I’ll put you together again. And Mum and me, we’ll look after you alright?!?” Jackie wants a horse of her own, one that’ll be the fastest on the estate, the fastest in all of Ireland and the fastest in all the world. Mum wants a little cottage in the country for her and Jackie to live in. What they get is a garden gnome that Jackie finds in a rubbish skip; a gnome she lovingly repairs and paints; a gnome she calls Mister Skip. And Jackie soon discovers that with Mister Skip, anything is possible!A fairy-tale for today from a master storyteller.

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on December 04, 2013

Mr Skip Set in Dublin where horses run wild in the fields near the tower blocks, Jackie watches the boys on the estate ride their horses and she longs to own her own horse. However, Jackie only has her Gran’s old donkey Barnaby. But things are set to change. Rummaging in an old skip, Jackie finds a b......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on August 04, 2020

A sweet story......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on January 25, 2021

Really sweet story ..... and I love donkeys!!......more

Goodreads review by Mckinley on January 02, 2018

Magical thinking that really didn't add to the heroine's world view. Found this one disappointing.......more

Quotes

Praise for Michael Morpurgo:“Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” – The Guardian “Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” – Daily Telegraph “There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” – Daily Express “Morpurgo’s gift is to make this long-ago world of danger and heartbreak accessible without ever patronising his young readers.” – Sunday Mercury “Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, 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 “The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” -The Guardian.

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