The Sleeping Sword by Michael Morpurgo

Book title: The Sleeping Sword

Page number: 118 pages

Author: Michael Morpurgo


Genre: Fiction

Star Rating: 5 out of 5

Overview: When Bun Bendle stumbles one day into a creepy underground tomb which contains a beautiful and ancient sword and shield. He was drawn towards to the sword because he feels somehow the sword has magical and supernatural powers. Sure enough, when he touched the hilt of the sword, Bun’s whole body was gripped an incredibly amazing, and centuries-of-age power! It is a power that will turn his life from a dull and dark world into a colourful and interesting world! Prepare for an interesting adventure with Bun Bendle to step into a world full of magic and coincidences!

Comments: I think this book is truly amazing, magical, supernatural and breath-taking; it makes you unable to take your eyes off it! I especially LOVED the ending when Bun could see again; I also liked the quest that they went to! I like Bun because he is quite a positive boy; I also liked Arthur, high king of Britain. This is certainly a book that I would highly consider of reading it again, so I recommend it to everyone I know and I promise you would like it as I do! ENJOY!

Kaspar Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo

Book title: Kaspar Prince of Cats

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Illustrator: Michael Foreman

Page Number: 207 pages

Genre: Fiction

Star rating: 5 out of 5

Overview: Johnny Trott was an orphan who works in the Savoy Hotel in London as a bell boy. He lives a perfectly ordinary life; until one day a Russian countess gracefully comes to London and stayed in their hotel, accompanied with her was a sleek and beautiful black cat with a handsome name of Kaspar, the countess proudly told Johnny that Kaspar is the Prince of the cats. Before long, the countess began to have an affection on Johnny because of his excellent behaviours, so she decided to ask Johnny if he could kindly take care of Kaspar in the morning when the countess go to have rehearsals. Johnny promised immediately because he really likes Kaspar. After some time, he and Kaspar began to have affection for each other and finally Kaspar accepted Johnny as his friend and equal. One ordinary day, when the countess crossed the road to the opera, a car crashed into her and before you could say abracadabra, she was as dead as a dodo. After being very sad for a long time, Johnny decided to secretly take Kaspar to his rooms since the head housekeeper doesn’t allow anyone to keep any kind of pets in the bell boy rooms. One normal day, when Johnny got back from work at lunch break, he discovered that the little girl the Stantons (one of the customers of the hotel at that time) have was in his room feeding Kaspar; she was drawn into his room when she heard a cat’s cry. After some time, they began to know better of each other and made very good friends. A lot of months later, Lezziebeth (the Stantons’ girl’s name) and her family are going back to America on sail of the Titanic and Johnny actually stowed away on the Titanic because he could bear to let Lezziebeth go back to America. I believe everyone knows what happens to the Titanic……….would the Stantons and Johnny sink with the Titanic?

Comments: I really like this heartwarming book, I especially like Kaspar because he is not only an extremely intelligent cat, but also he is very cute. I sincerely think that they are very fortunate to survive the sinking of the Titanic. I also think that when the author- Michael Morpurgo wrote that Johnny saw the reflection of the countess in her room, it is really mysterious and I think it is very amazing that somehow they can all sense her existence. I am also extremely sad when at the end Kaspar died of old age, however when I thought again, I also think that Kaspar died, he still stays in the heart of everyone who loves him. This book is a very heartwarming book indeed, therefore I sincerely recommend this book to everyone and I am almost definite that everyone would like it!

Good and beautiful sentence (s) from the book: “A great joy surged through every one of us, giving us new strength and new determination. Not that any of us cheered, but when we looked at each other now we could manage a smile. We knew we had a chance to survive. Those lights of hope, lights of life, for that’s what they were for us, drove away the darkness of our despair.

Doctor Cuddles of Giggle Glade by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel

Book title: Muddle Earth Book 3: Doctor Cuddles of Giggle Glade


Author: Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel

Page No.: 153 pages

Genre: Fiction (Fantasy)



Rating: 5 out of 5

Overview: In this third book of the interesting Muddle Earth series, Joe Jefferson the warrior hero, Randalf the wizard, Veronica the budgie, Norbert the Ogre, Henry the dog and some new companions this time- Brenda the warrior-princess and Sniffy the big cat are on a perilously dangerous adventure to Giggle Glade, for stopping the sinister and fiendish plans of Doctor Cuddles, a very wicked sorcerer. Doctor Cuddles had kidnapped all of the wizards in Muddle Earth and he is conjuring up an extremely wicked plan of conquering the whole of Muddle Earth. However, Joe Jefferson, also known as Joe the Barbarian, is going to do everything he possibly can to defeat this wizard and get back the Great Book of Spells back in order for him to get back home to where he belongs- the normal Earth. Nevertheless, the group of people soon got into some trouble in the middle of Elfwood, some naughty trees had trapped them and wouldn’t let them go! Now even getting to Giggle Glade is a gigantic problem, how could the group possibly defeat the sinister sorcerer called Doctor Cuddles who knows more tricks than anyone? Prepare for an excellent battle between good and evil!

Comments: I really like this book because it is full of exciting adventures, unable to be estimated ending, some marvellous and humorous jokes and, last but not least, an extremely wonderful and happy ending! The author used a lot of incredibly descriptive and remarkable vocabularies and some beautiful sentences to be highly admired! I also like the author’s use of language that keeps dragging you deeper and deeper into the story until, eventually, the happy ending is revealed!! I also liked that, in this story, even the evil sounded less evil with the funny and entertaining jokes the author wrote which made me be led up to meaningful afterthoughts after finish reading the story. The Muddle Earth series is truly amazing so I recommend this series to you!

Here be Dragons by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel

Book title: Muddle Earth Book 2: Here be Dragons

Author: Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel

Page Number: 143 pages

Star Rating: 5 out of 5


Overview: In this book, Joe Jefferson (the main character), Randalf the Wizard, Veronica the budgie and Norbert the ogre got an invitation from the Horned Baron to his garden party, apparently, the invitation is not directed to Randalf, it is directed to another wizard whose name is Roger the Wrinkled (who is very wrinkled as you can see by his name: ). When they arrived at the garden party, they found that it is very interesting indeed, with strange and weird shops selling super extraordinary things such as snuggly wugglies, bird baths, etc. Suddenly the Horned Baron, who was not a very nice person, ordered poor Randalf to check things out when a person was shouted on the megaphone to find the Horned Baron. Without any warning, when Randalf went to investigate, he was caught into a net; furthermore, a dragon suddenly appeared and angrily snatched Randalf away to its stinky cave! The instance Joe heard the kidnap of Randalf; he is determined to save him! But is he able to save him or will he be eaten?

Comments: I really like this book because in this superior sequel to “Muddle Earth Book 1: Engelbert the Enormous”, like the first book, this book is also very exciting, adventurous, breath-taking and let you unable to put down the book until the last word is read and the last page is turned! I like all the characters in this book because they are all very humourous, especially the sarcastic budgie Veronica. Rather than me saying too much, why not you can read it yourself? I recommend this book to everyone who likes adventurous stories!