King of the Cloud Forests by Michael Morpurgo - fantastic bedtime story for 8+

[Miaou]

Just finished reading this to my dd's aged 8 and 9 ( a chapter a night) and we have loved it, what a fantastic story! MM is wonderful to read out loud, it really flows and the stories are so beautifully told.

he is a great writer
ds and i howled after kensukes KIngdom

ooh - and Friend or Foe is fab too - especially if they're in year 3 and doing WWII evacuees.

I was blubbing as I read the last chapter this evening cod - am very hormonal atm

we both blubbed
a dn i had to go otu afterwards

Oooh that's good to know porpoise - we chose KOTCF because of it's war connection - dd1 is fascinated by stories around the second world war. We read The Silver Sword before this one - another fantastic book.

The Children of Green Knowe next ...

And when they're older, Adolphus Tips and Private Peaceful.
NO-ONE can read Private Peaceful without blubbing.
Even stony stoneface never-weep-in-public types...

Kensuke's Kingdom also fantastic (by same author)

Oooh we've got Adolphus Tips, Dd1 got it for her birthday I think. I try to avoid reading stuff she's already read but it's a challenge - I bought The Indian in the Cupboard and she nabbed it and read it

cece, yes cod suggested that one, am going to order it in from the library I think!

My dd loved the Butterfly Lion, slightly shorter to read by themselves

Oooh yes that one's good too

Adolphus Tips is on the Blue Peter book award shortlist.

(IMO it's 3rd out of the 3 in its category though.)

what are the other two, roisin?

Joshua Doder: Grk and the Pelotti Gang
Charlie Higson: Blood Fever

(Private Peaceful won the BP award last year, but IMO it's in a completely different league to Adolphus Tips.)

Oh yes I agree. Grk and Young Bond MUCH better than A Tips.
Private Peaceful is superhumanly good, though

Belated thank you for this Miaou. I got it out of the library, and both ds1 and I have greatly enjoyed it: a big hit. (I had tired a bit of MM, and ds1 has never been a big fan, so this was a real relief.)

Oooh good roisin, so glad they enjoyed it!!

ooops sorry, that's Miaou posting, not MrMiaou