by Michael Morpurgo · Egmont UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781405213370
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«It's a Dog's Life» is the children's picture book by Michael Morpurgo, published by Egmont UK in paperback (32 pages, in English).
Russ, a sheepdog, narrates in the first person his busy life on a farm: he herds sheep and cows, plots mischief against Tigger the cat, and accompanies Lula, his master's daughter, with licks and affection. When Lula asks for a horse for her birthday, Russ fears his place in the girl's heart is in danger.
The work was originally published in 2007; this edition is a 2011 reprint with illustrations by Patrick Benson.
Aimed at children aged 5 to 7 and at early readers starting out with picture books.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
