Michael Morpurgo
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English author, poet, playwright, and librettist, best known for his children's novels such as 'War Horse'. His work often explores themes of survival, relationships with nature, and vivid settings. He was the third Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005 and is the President of BookTrust. Morpurgo has written over 150 books, many of which have been adapted for stage, film, radio, and television. He and his wife Clare founded the charity 'Farms for City Children' in 1976.
Awards
['Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)', 'Knight Bachelor', 'Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature', 'Carnegie Medal', 'Prix Sorcières', "Whitbread Children's Book Award", 'Nestlé Smarties Book Prize', "Red House Children's Book Award", 'Blue Peter Book Award', 'Hampshire Book Award', 'California Young Reader Medal', 'J M Barrie Award']
Notable Works
['War Horse', 'Why the Whales Came', 'Private Peaceful', "Kensuke's Kingdom", 'The Butterfly Lion', 'The Wreck of the Zanzibar', 'Arthur: High King of Britain', 'Robin of Sherwood', 'Farm Boy', 'Joan of Arc', 'Billy the Kid', 'The Sleeping Sword', 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', "The Orchard Book of Aesop's Fables", 'War: Stories of Conflict', 'Meeting Cezanne', 'The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips', 'Alone on a Wide Wide Sea', 'Beowulf', 'Born to Run', 'Kaspar: Prince of Cats', 'Running Wild', 'The Kites Are Flying!', 'Not Bad for a Bad Lad', 'An Elephant in the Garden', 'Shadow', 'Little Manfred', 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin']
