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The Ogre Who Wasn't

  • ISBN10: 1035010275
  • ISBN13: 9781035010271
  • Author: Michael Morpurgo
  • Illustrator: Emily Gravett
  • Format: Paperback / softback
  • Published: 11/07/2024
£8.99
A classic fairytale with a modern twist, celebrating the animal kingdom and adventure, from a bestselling, award-winning duo.

The Ogre Who Wasn't

£8.99

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"Light-hearted and rambunctious . . . a fairytale with a difference" — Guardian Best Children's Books of 2023

The Ogre Who Wasnt is a fresh and funny story of a little princess who hates the stuffy palace, but loves the creatures she meets in the garden.

From Sir Michael Morpurgo (Children's Laureate 2003-4) and Emily Gravett, the award-winning duo behind the bestselling picture book, A Song of Gladness.


In this classic fairytale with a modern twist, meet Clara: a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees . . . but most of all, 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 . . .

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