A fox is on the loose, and all the animals except Albertine the goose have hidden themselves inside. Albertine is safe on her island in the pond - at least so she thinks, until the fox starts swimming towards her... Mossop the old farm cat likes to sleep - and not much else! So when Farmer Rafferty tells him to catch twenty-six mice by sunset, all the animals have to pull together to give Mossop one last chance...

Meet the creatures that live behind the tumble-down barn on Mudpuddle Farm! There’s farmyard adventure galore in this pair of exciting stories. In Mossop’s Last Chance, the farmer is very cross with the lazy farm cat, who likes to sleep – and not much else! When Farmer Rafferty tells him to catch twenty-six mice by sunset, can all the animals give Mossop one last chance? And when poor Albertine the goose is terrorized by a crafty fox, how will she escape? From a former Children’s Laureate, this simple book for younger readers has a wonderfully fresh outdoor setting.

What is the book ‘Mudpuddle Farm’ about?

Something strange is going on at Mudpuddle Farm. Egbert the goat is not himself at all. Instead of grumbling, he’s singing and dancing! And he’s even greedier than usual… This bold and energetic new musical follows the air-raising adventures of Pintsize, the youngest and most daring piglet on Mudpuddle Farm. Pintsize loves nothing more than playing with his next-farm-neighbour and best friend Diana the sheep, but one day Pintsize wakes up to discover a tall fence built between their two farms. Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best made plans can go wrong... You can also read about his life in War Child to War Horse,a collaborative biography with Maggie Fergusson. It's a long hot summer, and Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler in the sky. But when he tries to fly, he annoys just about everyone. It's time he learned his lesson...

Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese. He travels all over the UK and abroad talking to people of all ages at literary festivals, telling his stories and encouraging them to tell theirs.A son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres. Looking for even more? Browse our full collection of Michael Morpurgo resources here! What is the book ‘Mudpuddle Farm’ about? David Wood, chair of Action for Children’s Arts, said Morpurgo is “one of our greatest storytellers”. Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best made plans can go wrong… Mudpuddle Farm’ by well-loved author and storyteller, Sir Michael Morpurgo, is a collection of six short stories, written for younger readers aged 5-7 years old. The stories are: