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Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global theatrical phenomenon War Horse. Michael was Childrenâs Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
<p>Praise for Michael Morpurgo:<br />âMichael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching.â â The Guardian</p>
<p>âChampagne quality over a wide range of subjects.â â Daily Telegraph</p>
<p>âThere are few childrenâs writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.â â Daily Express</p>
<p>âMorpurgoâs gift is to make this long-ago world of danger and heartbreak accessible without ever patronising his young readers.â â Sunday Mercury</p>
<p>âMorpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrativeâ<br />Elizabeth Reilly â British Council</p>
<p>âThe former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.â -The Guardian.</p>
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Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global theatrical phenomenon War Horse. Michael was Childrenâs Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.