The Butterfly Lion

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The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo that tells the moving story of a boy's lifelong bond with a white lion and explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and remembrance.

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instanceOf children's novel
author Michael Morpurgo NERFINISHED
awarded Smarties Prize NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
exploresRelationshipBetween Bertie and Millie NERFINISHED
boy and lion
firstPublicationYear 1996
genre children's literature
realistic fiction
hasAdaptation stage play
hasAnimalCharacter white lion
hasFrameStory unnamed boy narrator at boarding school
hasIllustrator Christian Birmingham NERFINISHED
hasMotif butterflies
lion
hasPageCountApprox 128
hasProtagonist Bertie NERFINISHED
hasSupportingCharacter Millie NERFINISHED
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Bertie NERFINISHED
Millie NERFINISHED
white lion
narrativePerspective first-person narrative frame
originalLanguage English
publisher HarperCollins NERFINISHED
setting England
South Africa NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
middle-grade readers
theme courage
friendship
loss
loyalty
remembrance

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Michael Morpurgo notableWork The Butterfly Lion