![]() Kaspar – Prince of Cats, Tom’s Sausage Lion, Mossop’s Last Chance, Adolphus Tips and The Nine Lives of Montezuma are also about cats. The Butterfly Lion is not the only one of Michael Morpurgo’s books to feature a cat.When Michael Morpurgo was asked to name his favourite of the books he’s written, he named The Butterfly Lion (along with Kensuke’s Kingdom, War Horse and Private Peaceful).The story was reworked for the stage by Daniel Buckroyd and the show was performed in theaters all over the UK.These experiences made it into The Butterfly Lion. Michael Morpurgo was unhappy at boarding school, and, when he was seven, he ran away.Natalie Cassidy named The Butterfly Lion as her favourite book on the BBC Bringing Books to Life feature. ![]()
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