The Ogre Who Wasn't : A wild and funny fairy tale from the bestselling duo

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Author: Morpurgo, Michael Children's, Teenage & educationalPublished on 5 October 2023 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 32 pages305 x 240 x 8 | 470g Th e fresh and funny story of a little princess who hates the stuffy palace, but loves the creatures she meets in the garden, from the award-winning duo Sir Michael Morpurgo (Children's Laureate 2003-4) and Emily Gravett.Clara is a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees . . . but most of all, she loves collecting creepy-crawlies and making them her friends. That's not easy with a bossy butler and a pernickety nanny always on your case. When Clara discovers that an ogre she keeps in her shoe under her bed isn't an ogre at all, he offers her a way out of her predicament. There's only one thing she needs to do . . .Written by one of Two Hoots's most acclaimed authors and illustrated by the award-winning Emily Gravett: the marvellous partnership who also created the bestselling picture book, A Song of Gladness. Show more