

The Butterfly Lion
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Virginia Mckenna
Unabridged: 1 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/04/2011
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Michael Morpurgo, Virginia Mckenna
Unabridged: 1 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 08/04/2011
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.
After the success of War Horse my local theatre had an upcoming production of this Morpurgo classic. Debating to get tickets for the show, I opted to read the book first. Having run away from boarding school, young Michael meets an old lady who tells about a boy he’s age called Bertie who adopts a Lio......more
A beautiful story of a young boy’s experience when he runs away from a school he hates. Vivid story-telling transports you to Africa and back. An extremely moving tale of help comes to you from mysterious sources when you need it. Made me smile and cry!......more
Michael Morpurgo appeared on the map for me after I first saw the movie and then read the book War Horse. Eventually, I came across this gem of an edition. The story is that of a boy, Michael, running away from boarding school and meeting an old woman who tells him of another young boy, Bertie, who......more
The Butterfly Lion is a heart warming yet bitter-sweet story. Bertie is a lonely little boy in South Africa who one day adopts an orphaned white lion cub, who then becomes his best friend. They have a wonderful companionship but things take a turn for the worst when Bertie is sent to boarding school......more
A very short, but almost magical story. A bit sad... Reading it you are under the impression of being in a magical land. I fell in love with the little white lion. And I was sad to discover the thread of the story. But, in the end, this is how life is: every being is born, leavs and dies. The cycle......more
“The Butterfly Lion is unique among animals and books, and will touch all hearts – both young and old.” Virginia McKenna, Born Free Foundation Praise for Michael Morpurgo:“A master storyteller at his best” The Sunday Times