As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across the world, War Horse is a classic that will be read by generations to come. It tells of an enduring friendship between a boy and his horse, which is touching and will appeal to animal lovers, but this book also helps children to understand the history and deadly chaos of the First World War in an appropriate way. We would recommend this moving book to children aged 6-9 years. The full colour pictures are glossy, clean-lined and vivid – almost in the style of graphic novel artwork, except that they are glorious full colour spreads, as you would expect in a picture book for younger children. Illustrated throughout by Tom Clohosy Cole, this enables this popular and important story to be enjoyed by a younger readers.
However, you may not be aware that Michael Morpurgo’s story about a friendship between a boy and his horse Joey, set in the First World War, has now been adapted into a picture book. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children 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.War Horse is a book that everyone is familiar with. War Horse is a story of universal suffering for a universal audience by a writer who 'has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers' - Guardian As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across the world, it remains an important book for young readers learning about the past.
For 40 years, War Horse has been helping children understand conflict. This powerful book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse amid the turmoil of the First World War.
War Horse celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2022! A richly illustrated gift picture book edition of Michael Morpurgo's classic wartime story War Horse, which has been captivating audiences young and old for 40 years.
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