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£16.99

ISBN13: 9781786750464
HB - 235 x 195mm
80 full-colour Illustrations
192pp

Rights available: World
Rights Sold: UK

Market: Children's Classic Fiction

Robin of Sherwood

by Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by Michael Foreman

Tell everyone in Nottingham that the Outlaws rule here in Sherwood, that we rule in the king’s name ... I am Robin Hood.’

After a fierce storm, a boy of today discovers an arrowhead and a human skull, buried beneath the roots of an ancient oak tree. A skull with a legendary past: the heroic story of Robin Hood...

Lost in a dark, strange forest, his father captured and his mother murdered, young Robin is rescued by a motley crew of misfits – the Outcasts. Among them he finds Marion, his most constant friend and the love of his life. And as the courageous band of warriors grows ever stronger – joined by the jovial Friar Tuck and the mighty Little John – Robin seeks to unite them all in a common aim: to bring relief and justice to the poor and to punish the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.

In this magical, spine-tingling account, the heroic tale of Robin Hood is retold as never before by master storyteller Michael Morpurgo. In collaboration with the celebrated illustrator Michael Foreman, whose art soars from the page, this retelling of the classic story combines contemporary relevance with dramatic excitement from beginning to end.

Author Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the J M Barrie Award, the Smarties Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His recent bestselling novels include Listen to the Moon, A Medal for Leroy and Shadow. His novel War Horse has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. A former Children’s Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children. 


Illustrator Michael Foreman’s numerous books for children have earned him widespread recognition as one of the world’s best-loved illustrators. He has worked on a vast range of children’s books, and has collaborated with many great authors including Michael Morpurgo and Terry Jones. He also writes and illustrates his own books, including War Boy and War Game – winners of the Kate Greenaway Award and Smarties Book Prize respectively – and After the War was Over.

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