“I’ll put you together again. And Mum and me we’ll look after you alright?!?”Jackie wants a horse of her own one that’ll be the fastest on the estate the fastest in all of Ireland and the fastest in all the world. Mum wants a little cottage in the country for her and Jackie to live in. What they get is a garden gnome that Jackie finds in a rubbish skip; a gnome she lovingly repairs and paints; a gnome she calls Mister Skip. And Jackie soon discovers that with Mister Skip anything is possible!A fairy-tale for today from a master storyteller.Penned by the Sunday Times bestselling author Michael Morpurgo MR SKIP is a heartwarming tale that transcends the boundaries of juvenile fiction. The story filled with elements of magic and the innocence of childhood is a testament to Morpurgo's prowess as a top author in children's literature.For fans of Philip Pullman (The Firework Maker's Daughter) Katherine Rundell (The Wolf Wilder) Louis Sachar (Sideways Stories From Wayside School) Dick King-Smith (The Fox Busters) and Elizabeth Laird (Welcome to Nowhere).
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book A... more
