The release date for the English version of 'Kensuke's Kingdom' by
Michael Morpurgo is Jan 2005. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Michael finds it difficult to make ends meet after falling off his parent's boat, the Peggy Sue, and washing up on an island in the Pacific. However, he quickly discovers that there is someone nearby who is keeping an eye on him and assisting with his survival. After being stung by a venomous jellyfish and fighting for their lives, Michael is welcomed into Kensuke's world by the mystery figure. They become close and share knowledge until the terrible day of separation arrives.
Here, Morpurgo crafts a novel that deftly conveys the daring aspects one would anticipate from a story set on a desert island, but the true power is found in the delicate and profound reflections about friendship, trust, and, at the end of the day, humanity.
Kensuke's Kingdom, with its exquisite illustrations by Michael Foreman, is a chic, deceptively straightforward, and enchanted book that will captivate the heart and imagination of readers and guarantee Morpurgo's place among the great children's writers. (For those over nine) --Harris Susan