Customer Reviews
adolphus tips - By: sarah casey, 02 Jan 2009 
this book is just as it's title describes. amazing. i have never cried so muchin my life. i felt a painin my heart as lily tregenza describes how much she misses tips, & how much she loves adie & harry. definitely top of my book list.
Ver good worth reading - By: L. Pendlebury, 16 Oct 2008 I dont want to give the book away but it is a very good book i read when i was about 11-12 & enjoyed it, good storyline.
Beautiful - By: Lincs Reader, 21 Sep 2008 This is a truly wonderful little book - which I would guess is aimed at age 9 - 13 children. It's only short & easily readablein an afternoon.
It's a beautiful story & very well written & shows the war & how it affected this small farming community from a young girl's perspective. It's not just about a missing cat - it is much more than that. It covers Lily's relationship with her family, with an evacuee who is sent to live with them & with the American soldiers based nearby. We also learn about Lily's guilt - she doesnt feel that she misses her Dad (who is away at war) enough, & feels closer to her new friends, the American soldiers.
The book starts as a letter to Michael from his grandmother Lily - enclosed with the letter is her childhood diary which tells the story of the evacuated village & her search for her cat Tips. We know that there is going to be a twist at the end of the book, & the twist is quite surprising but brings a lump to the throat.
As a postscript, Michael Murpurgo explains that the people of Slapton were actually evacuated during the war, & the village & it's beach used as a training ground for the Americansin preparation for the D Day landings.
I would recommend this book to all; adults & children alike.
A heartwarming story - I couldn't put it down. - By: SB, 20 Aug 2008 Michael Morpurgo has written yet another brilliant story with 'The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'.
It's the story of Lily Tregenza who,in 1943, lives on the family farm on the coast of Devon with her mum & grandfather. Her dad's awayin the army. Lily has a cat called Tips, & when the family are forced to move from their home for several months while the army take over the area as a training ground Lily's beloved Tips runs away & gets left behind. Lily is heartbroken but will not give up her search for Tips & she enters the cordoned-off Danger Zone to look for Tips herself - a very dangerous place to be...
It's a lovely story. Writtenin a simple, easy-to-read style, yet granting the reader a true insight into the Second World War from a child's perspectivein the countryside. We also learn at the outset of the story that there's going to be a twist to Lily's tale right at the end, so as long as you don't cheat & peek at the end, it makes for a really compulsive read.
Michael Morpurgo reminds us that 3000 people really were evacuated from their homes around Slapton Sandsin Devon, so that the troops could practice landing exercises along the beaches. The beaches there were similar there to the landing beachesin Normandy, used for the D-Day landings of June 1944.
I can highly recommend the story of Adolphus Tips for all ages from 8+.
Continues to keep us entertained on car journeys... - By: K. Price, 15 Jul 2008 I & my two children (5 +7) love this audio version of this wonderful story - what a gifted writer Michael Murpurgo is. It's a quietly dramatic story, uplifting & profoundin some places & a fascinating insight into a child's life during the second world war. I'm alwaysin tears at the end!
