The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips - signed pb

Morpurgo, Michael (illus Foreman, Michael)

ISBN 10: 0007182465 / ISBN 13: 9780007182466

Published by HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, 2006

About this Item

Paperback signed and dedicated by Michael Morpurgo. Child's name inscribed. In good previously read condition. [abeb].

Seller Inventory # ABE-1606558721933

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips - signed pb
• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007182465
• ISBN 13: 9780007182466
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Fiction
  • Signed
  • Michael Morpurgo

About this title

Synopsis

A heart-warming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about an abandoned village, a lifelong friendship and one very adventurous cat!

"Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again."

It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away, and the 'townie' evacuees at school, her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers, are told to move out of their homes – lock, stock and barrel.

Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces practise their landings for D-day, preparing to invade France. But Tips, Lily's adored cat, has other ideas – barbed wire and keep-out signs mean nothing to her, nor does the danger of guns and bombs. Frantic to find her, Lily makes friends with two young American soldiers, who promise to help her. But will she ever see her cat again? Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zone to look for Tips herself…

Now, many years later, as Michael is reading his Grandma Lily's diary, he learns about The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – and wonders how one adventurous cat could still affect their lives sixty years later.

About the Authors

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.

Michael Foreman is one of the world’s best-loved children’s book illustrators. He has written and illustrated a vast range of books and has collaborated with many leading children’s authors including Michael Morpurgo and Terry Jones. His own books include the classics War Boy and War Game, winners of the Kate Greenaway Award and Smarties Book Prize respectively.