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Kaspar

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Kaspar

By: Michael Morpurgo
Narrated by: Paul Chequer
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A heart-warming novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author of Born to Run and The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

Kaspar the cat first came to the Savoy Hotel in a basket – Johnny Trott knows, because he was the one who carried him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, you see, and he carried all of Countess Kandinsky's things to her room.

But Johnny didn't expect to end up with Kaspar on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with Lizziebeth, a spirited American heiress. Pretty soon, events are set in motion that will take Johnny – and Kaspar – all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the way. Because everything changes with a cat like Kaspar around. After all, he's Prince Kaspar Kandinsky, Prince of Cats, a Muscovite, a Londoner and a New Yorker, and as far as anyone knows, the only cat to survive the sinking of the Titanic…

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Critic reviews

Praise for ‘Kaspar’:
“A cracking narrative” Observer

Praise for Michael Morpurgo:
“Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian

“Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph

“There are few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily Express

“Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skilful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative”
Elizabeth Reilly, British Council

“The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.” Guardian
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I loved listening to this book it is an amazing book and I think the narrator did really well! I recommend this book to all ages

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Good storyline for random people who like books but are just too busy playing games

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My granddaughters 10 and 7 years old, listened enthralled through the whole story on a long car journey. This book really caught their imaginations.

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I like that it has a very good storyline with it just starting at a hotel in London to a wealthy house in NYC. The characters were well described- as with all Morpurgo books. I was hoping for a bit more description and suspense in parts of the book.
I am 10 and I thought that this is a great book

It whisks you through a period of time

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