Reviews

Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

admiralsmall's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Beautiful children's book. It was wonderful to read aloud but it feels a little bit drawn out on the island. 

liamkeith's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sandra_m52's review

adventurous informative slow-paced

2.0

naturenoble's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

I read this for school.it was ok

thehanaarchive's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I first read this book when I was in my primary school (upper key stage 2) and now I’ve read it again for my Year 5 English unit. 

nickydinh20's review

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

k_plansandreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

📍Pacific Ocean 🌊
 Genre: Children’s, Historical 
 Pages: 176
 Published: 2005 

Rereading a book first visited at school. A beautifully written tale of adventures, survival and friendship. Michael Morpurgo is one of my favourite authors and I’m enjoying revisiting his books as an adult. The story is told through the eyes of Michael, who keeps you engaged as he tells his tales from his round the world trip on the Peggy Sue with his family to his discovery of Kensuke and his kingdom. Well worth a read. 

nicnac33's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

shane_sheridan's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mrs_bonaventure's review

4.0

Read this mostly towards the end with C. Morpurgo likes to write about tragic events in a way that children can understand and this certainly caused both engagement and horrified consternation. Beautifully written and very sad.