Sophie Allsopp

Lovely book. Wonderful illustration. Great stories with one exception (in my opinion). This includes the story of the cease fire and party in No Man's Land on Christmas Eve during World War I. I don't know why people think this is such a wonderful story. All these guys picked up their weapons the next day and started killing the folks they had befriended. I find that horrifying. It is bad enough to kill soldiers you don't know, but once you know them and see that they are just regular guys show more like yourself?!?! Otherwise a great Christmas book. I do very much appreciate Michael Morpurgo's work. Long may he live and write! show less

Four short Christmas stories - a farmer's boy who saved the goose from becoming Christmas dinner, a depressed princess who's life was saved by a group of travelling puppeteers, an old lady who received a letter from her husband years before, and a boy shepherd witnessing the angels' annunciation of the birth of Jesus. Each story illustrated by a different artist in full colour. Quick enjoyable read.

Not this, but others on openlibrary.org intrigue. Was he an illustrator? Or did he write particularly graceful adaptations? Consider esp. Thumbelina.

Feb. 2022