The Butterfly Lion
First edition cover | |
| Author | Michael Morpurgo |
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| Illustrator | Christian Birmingham |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 128 |
| Awards | Smarties book prize Writers' Guild Award |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-675103-8 |
The Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Collins in 1996, and won the 1996 Smarties book prize. The book was adapted into a stage play by Daniel Buckroyd of the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, which toured the UK in 2013.