Mercury, ColchesterAnimals, the first world war, unashamed sentimentality " this is familiar Michael Morpurgo territory, but that's no complaintCross The Lion King with War Horse and you get the Butterfly Lion, Michael Morpurgo's story of love, war and the way stories provide succour across generations. When young Michael runs away from his boarding school, he finds temporary refuge with the elderly Millie in an old …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:49PM on September 2, 2013