Kensuke’s Kingdom cover art

Kensuke’s Kingdom

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Unlimited access to our all-you-can-listen catalogue of 15K+ audiobooks and podcasts
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Kensuke’s Kingdom

By: Michael Morpurgo
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

About this listen

A desert-island adventure, and a subtle observation of friendship, trust and humanity.

Winner of The Children’s Book Award.

Superbly read by DEREK JACOBI.

When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parents’ yacht, he struggles to survive on his own. He can’t find food and he can’t find water, and as Michael and his dog curl up to sleep, he knows they cannot last long.

But he soon realises there is someone close by, someone who is watching over him and helping him to stay alive. Following a close-run battle between life and death, the mysterious stranger – Kensuke – allows Michael into his world and they become friends, teaching and learning from each other, until the day of separation becomes inevitable.

 Action & Adventure Animals Animals & Nature Geography & Cultures Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Survival Stories Heartfelt

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Running Wild cover art
The Butterfly Lion cover art
Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver cover art
From Hereabout Hill cover art
Kaspar: Prince of Cats cover art
War Horse (40th Anniversary Edition) cover art
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips cover art
Shadow cover art
An Eagle in the Snow cover art
Born to Run cover art
Waiting for Anya cover art
Girl. Boy. Sea. cover art
An Elephant in the Garden cover art
Friend or Foe cover art
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle cover art
Blue Lagoon cover art

Critic reviews

“This is a wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe and is simply too good to miss.”
Wendy Cooling
All stars
Most relevant
Great story, well told. Our family (youngest 6) enjoyed this very much. It made our long journey to Scotland go well.

Great story, well told

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the narrator was brilliant (very good at Japanese accent )and very engaging voice . A great listen and a must have audio book . ( all coming from me a kid)

amazing and engaging book and wonderful reading

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I studied this book in high school and absolutely loved it. I've got the hard copy too!

Great book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
One of my childhood favourites, a story packed with adventure and amazing story telling. The narrator is perfect at bringing the story to life, I listened to it all in one sitting.

Childhood favourite

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A gentle story, full of interesting details and superbly read by Derek Jacobi. A good book for children of any age between about 8 and 105!

A beautiful story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews