HarperCollins Kids Summer Reads Book Tour and Giveaway

HarperCollins Kids launched a fantastic campaign on the 1st July, 11 days, 11 blogs and 10 epic book reviews along with the grande finale. Each blogger will be showcasing a fantastic story from an unbelievably good bundle of books (pictured below). We're now on day five and my post is all about the magical story The Fox and the Ghost from Michael Morpurgo.

Keeping in theme with my usual blog posts I thought I'd share with you a little mum and daughter review, with both myself and my eleven year old sharing our thoughts on the book, after all it's a children's book so we need a child's point of view on it now don't we.

This story is inspired by Leicester City's historic premiership win, being crowned champions after threats of relegation and their good fortune seemed to stem from Richard the third being found in the clubs carpark.....

First off here's what Elise has to say about the story :

Michael Morpurgo's The Fox and the Ghost is the perfect book for all young football lovers. This book is a short tale about the lucky fox fans of Leicester or "The Foxes". They go to every match but always seem to lose though that could all change when they meet the ghost of a king buried in the nearby car park.

One of my favourite things about this book is the references to Mr William Shakespeare. Two of William Shakespeare's plays are mentioned in the book, these are A Midsummer Nights Dream and of course Richard III. Watching one of his plays with the ghost king makes a beautiful conclusion and really adds to the happy ending. The reference to Shakespeare also adds some humour as Richard has a little rant on how false the play is about him.

Another great thing about this book is it teaches children how foxes live and a bit on how they hunt. Throughout the book, my favourite part is the newspaper. It gives a viewpoint of Leicester fans and the people at the games and shows what they thought happened to give the mysterious to to the football team.

In conclusion this is a short tale, something great for a bedtime story and I definitely recommend this for football fans of any age. Michael Morpurgo has worked is story telling magic once again, I already have a lot of his novels and this will stay a loved book for many years to come as part of my collection.

I love how my daughter focused on the Shakespeare element, you can tell she's into her literature (always has her head in a book. Now for the parent perspective :

Like my daughter said this is quite a short tale and that's not a bad thing. There are only 7 chapters in the book, the writing is spaced out well and the other pages feature some stunning black and white illustrations that really bring the tale to life. 

This is a book that will appeal to the masses, children who already love books, kids just beginning with chapter books and needing to be eased into this way of reading. And as my daughter mentioned this is a book for football fans, so if you have a footie fan that is reluctant to read this could be the book for them.

The story of The Fox and the Ghost King isn't just a tale of football though, there are other elements weaved throughout the pages such as team work and parental bonds, it's quite charming and dare I say magical.

What I enjoyed the most was the notes at the back from Michael Morpurgo, these gave us all a little history lesson, both on Leicester City and Richard III, a great way to learn something whilst enjoying the simple task of reading.

Another classic tale in the making, The Fox and the Ghost King is a story conjured from an event that was indeed real but it has been made into something so much more....

Take a look at the image below, make a note of all the blogs involved with the tour and make sure to check out all the reviews!

Now if you like the sound of the book and fancy winning yourself a copy as well as the other 9 titles in the fantastic Summer Reads book bundle why not enter my giveaway below. Simply fill out the rafflecopter form and wait. The giveaway will close at 11.59pm on the 30th July 2017.

Good luck everyone.

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