Mudpuddle Farm: Six animal adventures
By Michael Morpurgo
ISBN13: 9780007296668
RRP $22.99
Recommended Readership: 5+ years
Synopsis
There's always somethng funny happening down at Mudpuddle Farm.
Whether it's Mossop the old farm cat trying to catch mice for once, instead of forty winks, Albertine the goose queen in a flap, or Pintsize the piglet trying to fly - all the animals get involved in comic capers...not to mention farmer Rafferty!
Mudpuddle Farm is six fantastic animal stories in one volume!
Mossop's Last Chance:
"There's mice in my barley sacks, there's rats in my roof and now there's mice in the corn bin. This time I've had enough. If you aren't up to the job, you will have to go."
Mossop the old farm cat likes to sleep - and not much else! So when Farmer Rafferty tells him to catch twenty-six mice by sunset, all the animals have to pull together to give Mossop one last chance...
Albertine, Goose Queen:
A fox is on the loose, and all the animals except Albertine the goose have hidden themselves inside. Albertine is safe on her island in the pond - at least so she thinks, until the fox starts swimming towards her...
Jigger's Day Off:
Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best made plans can go wrong...
Pigs Might Fly!:
It's a long hot summer, and Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler int he sky. But when he tries to fly, he annoys just about everyone. It's time he learned his lesson...
Martians at Mudpuddle Farm:
Have Martians landed on Mudpuddle Farm? Farmer Rafferty seems to think so. Now it's up to Albertine, Goose Queen, to work it out. Luckily she's the cleverest goose in the whole world, so if anyone knows what to do, she will...
Mum's the Word:
Something strange is going on at Mudpuddle Farm. Egbert the goat is not himself at all. Instead of grumbling, he's singing and dancing! And he's even greedier than usual...
About the Author
Michael Morpugo is one of the most well-known and best-loved children's authors. He has written over a hundred books, as well as short stories, musicals and screenplays, and has won many prizes, including the Blue Peter Book Award and the Red House Children's Book Award for 'Private Peaceful', the Whitebread Award for 'The Wreck of the Zanzibar', and the Writer's Guild Ward and the Smarties Prize for 'The Butterfly Lion'.
Review
The six stories in Mudpuddle Farm are really funny. I especially liked how Mossop was always falling asleep and the way Albertine is so clever that she always knew everything.
The book was easy and fun to read with the way the words changed shape and size and sometimes went around in circles on the page. There were also lots of cute pictures of all the characters on every page.
Reviewed by: Satine (aged 6)
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