Michael Morpurgo Collection 12 Books Box Set (Farm boy, Born to Run, Shadow, An Elephant in the Garden, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips...

I am swept away, carried away, flown away in mind, heart and body. ❤️ My 14-yo daughter and I are loving these stories together - but honestly, I would have read them myself even if I didn't have her to share them with. First though for sharing with a younger audience: I highly, highly, highly recommend getting these. In our increasingly transactional and somewhat emotionally flat and materialistic society these books will let your young reader experience LIFE, love and compassion for all living, a sacredness for life, and choosing passion, friendship, empathy. I read a lot - and much 'heavier' literature: the thick classics etc, working myself through most Nobel prize winners, and yet, these books are simply wonderful stories. Morpurgo manages to tell stories that reads like a complex classical piece of music: emotional notes that take you high and low, on every other page without feeling contrived or overly sentimental. These books are for a younger audience, which makes me admire him as an author even more. He manages to tell stories of such important and deep themes, with the greatest questions we face in life, unceasingly from birth to death, but told in ways that speaks to the heart, hearts of any age.

Fantastically written and illustrated book series that I would highly recommend. These highly imaginative stories about with positive messages are hard to put down.

Perfect for teen readers, Interesting and different topics

I love this author's style, character development, historical time and settings, and variety of book topics. His love for animals and nature is inspiring. I would recommend for middle grade readers on up to adults. I have ordered a different box set of his books today. He has great interviews online.

My 12 year old daughter loves these.

Probably the best part is the overall cost is down when you purchase a collection of books. The down side, is that some of the stories are not as satisfying as others. These were purchased for my grandson, when he visits us, so we are going thru slowly. He reads, then I read, and we talk about it. (spoiler alert) Most are good, but Born to Run was a complete disappointment. No one forgets their pet after only 5 years. No one forgets their "Best Mate" ever in their lifetime. To make the boy so unfeeling, went against everything the story told us about the boy. Huge disappointment. They can't all be winners I suppose, but then, why not? It's fiction. Overall, we love these stories.

I only received one book when ordered as used.