Best Mates

A collection of six magical and heart-warming animal stories, specially for World Book Day, by the nation’s favourite storyteller. From the author who brought you Joey the War Horse, Shadow the dog and Kaspar the cat comes a pocket-sized collection of perfect animal stories – proving that it’s not just dogs that are man’s best friends... Taken from the length of Michael Morpurgo’s career, the tales in this charming book will delight any child who loves animals ... or stories! Readers will return to the best mates in this little book again and again. From dogs to cats, and from horses to dolphins and whales, it’s all here in this timeless treasury. Contains the stories: The Silver Swan It’s a Dog’s Life Snug Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time? Dolphin Boy This Morning I Met a Whale