Product Description

A story can bring love and laughter, sorrow and tears. But to save a life...That will require the greatest story of all. When the Prince and the Princess marry, joy rings out across the land. But all too soon it fades away and a shadow hangs over the royal palace. As Christmas approaches, Prince Frederico must find a way to warm his new bride's aching heart.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4955 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

About the Author
Michael Morpurgo, the former Children's Laureate, has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. He is a tireless champion for children's books and was recently created Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. Emma Chichester Clark is one of the country's top children's books illustrators, and is a past winner of the Mother Goose award. She has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal (for I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!), and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler award twice. She has also won the Premio Grizane Cavour, a prestigious literary award in Italy. She studied at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College, where she was taught by Quentin Blake.

Customer Reviews

Book - 'The Best of Times'
Michael Morpurgo - a fantastic author ! My daughter is ten years old and we have both enjoyed his books together and his stories are written in a way that is appealing to both young and old, but .......... 'The Best of Times' is really a simple fairytale that really perhaps should have an age recommendation attached. It is a small book, very short story and in my opinion best suited for age 7 yrs and under. A sweet little book but only for the little ones !

I couldn't puit the book down.
I bought this book for my ten year old grand daughter but thought that I ought to read it myself first. The facts and the fiction were woven together in such a way that I immediately felt involved in the story. It wasn't too gruesome for a child to read and there was an empathy for the determined and courageous little boy and an understanding of the animals.

The story unravelled many current projects to ponder on.