Little Manfred
Michael Morpurgo
Subjects
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- History Time - blasts from the past
Average rating
The heart-lifting, heartbreaking new story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller. In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it got there… When the Bismarck sinks, one of the only German survivors is taken on board a British ship as a prisoner of war. Sent to live with a host family, Walter must adapt to a new way of life, in the heart of an enemy country. Gradually, though, he finds a friend in ten-year-old Grace. So when the time finally comes to go back to Germany, it’s an emotional parting, with Walter leaving Grace with only a carved wooden dog to remember him by. The question is, will Walter and Grace ever meet again? In 1966, with the World Cup coming to Britain, that opportunity may just have come along…
Reviews
I loved it!!! What a wonderful book! I found myself lost in it for several minutes. I am going to start reading more books by Michael Morpurgo.
Principal Peaches Partridge 05.01.2023
This is a really nice book.
Baroness Phoenix Bouncy-castle 03.02.2021
Charley and her little brother, Alex, are walking there dog Manfred on the beach. The children meet two old German friends of there mum. They learn all about there mothers childhoold.
Marshal Jiminy Turkey 13.08.2020
I enjoyed reading this book I did get a little confused as what I was reading but it was a good book about her mums toy little wooden toy little Manfred it was interesting reading about the whole story to this little toy
Anonymous 01.09.2017
I like this book because it tells you about history in the world war.
Anonymous 07.08.2017
It is a depressing story about a dog and you get to see a part of a memory. It is set in world war 2.
Anonymous 26.07.2017
i like this book because it makes me thinking of the war and the the nice summerday's on the beach with my dogs
Anonymous 25.04.2016
