Toro! Toro!
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Publishing Details
Toro! Toro!
By (Author) Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by Michael Foreman
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
2nd July 2025
27th February 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Primary and Secondary Educational
Fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 14mm
110g
Description
A moving tale set during the Spanish Civil War, about the bond between a little boy and his bull, and their escape from a terrifying fate.
Once again, Morpurgo demonstrates his talent for stories of absolute clarity about big events Sunday Times
Surrounded by animals on a farm in the Spanish countryside, Antonitos life is simple but sublime. He and his calf, Paco are inseparable, and the future is an unknown possibility. That is until Antonito sees with his own eyes what happens to bulls in the bullring and resolves to escape with Paco to the hills.
But Pacos is not the only brutal fate they must run from. As civil war engulfs Spain, planes and soldiers arrive, and their bombs and guns may destroy Antonitos whole world
Reviews
A tale about another country and another time that resonates with the here and now Once again, Morpurgo demonstrates his talent for stories of absolute clarity about big events Sunday Times
A poignant tale, simply told, about the horror of the Spanish Civil War and the noble cruelty of bullfighting Sunday Telegraph
In Toro! Toro! Michael Morpurgo unpicks the problem of taking sides, of how enemies can be good, of guilty secrets kept for years A compact, horrifying and compelling story The Times
Author Bio
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare. Michael Foreman is one of the world's best-loved children's book illustrators. He has written and illustrated a vast range of books and has collaborated with many leading children's authors, including Michael Morpurgo and Terry Jones.
