You likely read Michael Morpurgo’s books as a child; these works – War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Private Peaceful, to name but a few – introduce children to harder themes while rooting ...

Michael Morpurgo’s beloved book War Horse burst ... Clare had loved visiting here as a child and the Morpurgos raised their three children in a cottage just outside Iddesleigh.

So writes Michael Morpurgo, the children’s author behind such classics as War Horse and Private Peaceful. And it’s the English countryside that has inspired his writing as much as anything ...

Few writers have had as profound an impact on young readers as Michael Morpurgo. With more than 150 ... and seeing the world with a child’s clarity. Originally written in French, I was once ...

Sir Michael Morpurgo, who spent time living and working ... an independent school in the city, as a child. In 1976 the couple founded the charity Farms for City Children which has given more ...

This 1999 novel by Michael Morpurgo is brought to vivid life in ... while newcomer Aaron MacGregor infuses the lead with an authentic child-like wonder. The standout is Watanabe, with a vocal ...

Inspired by Sir Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel ... On my last visit to him I apologised for staring at him as a child. And he said something rather wonderful: ‘I remember very well ...