Morris Macmillipede

This is the sad, funny tale of Morris in pursuit of his dream and there's real pathos: 'as a tear rolled down onto Morris's cheek ... If his own mother laughed at him, who would take him seriously?' Indeed, his attempts at controlling 42 pairs of ballet shoes gracefully in Madame Butterfly's ballet class are ridiculed -and, even worse, such humiliation must be borne before a huge audience. However, Stag Beetle's wisdom and Morris's strength of character win through and his ambition, with some compromise, is realised bringing an immense sense of achievement and happiness. Clever, sensitive and very funny.