Boy Giant

A stunning story of hope, humanity, friendship and high-seas adventure, inspired by Gulliver’s Travels

’A sparkling adventure . . . deeply vital for our times’ LoveReading4Kids

Having fled war-torn Afghanistan in a boat now sure to sink, refugee Omar prepares to be lost to the waves. But then he wakes up, on a beach, surrounded by people each no bigger than his baby finger.

As it turns out, these little people need saving just as much as he does. Can this giant bring peace? And will he ever find his way back to his mum?

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain’s best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.