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  • Published: 1 October 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409048138
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 80

Tom's Sausage Lion




A magical tale of a little boy who meets a lion.

But it's true,' Tom shouted. 'It was a real lion, I know it was.'

No-one believes Tom when he says he has seen a lion - padding around the orchard with a string of sausages in its mouth! No-one, that is, except for Clare, the cleverest girl in the class. Together, she and Tom plan to prove his story is true - by catching the lion!

  • Published: 1 October 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409048138
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 80

About the author

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo has written over 120 books, many of them award-winning. His most well-known work, War Horse, was adapted into a multi-Oscar nominated film by Steven Spielberg, and a widely-acclaimed play at the National Theatre.

In 2003 Michael became the third Children's Laureate, a position he helped create with the poet Ted Hughes.

With his wife, Clare, he set up the charity Farms for City Children, and for their pioneering work they were both awarded the MBE in 1999.

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Praise for Tom's Sausage Lion

Michael Morpurgo is a master of the first person narrative: when he embarks on a story he doesn't keep you waiting - he simply grips your hand and helps you on board

Telling Tales

Morpurgo writes with a fine mixture of clarity, depth and feeling

The Sunday Times

One of today's greatest storytellers

The Bookseller

There is often something of the traditional storyteller about Michael Morpurgo. As a reader, we feel part of an audience, spell-bound by the unfolding tale . . . one of the most confident and accomplished writers for children today

Scotsman