Toto - Michael Morpurgo

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). n n n I was there, Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine.

It was going to be the Wizard story. Dorothy and me were both there. n We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting.

n Then Papa Toto began... n n n When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! n n n Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is.

n n n But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. n n n But what they find might surprise them.

And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along... n n n Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story, and a must for every bookshelf. n