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 Children’s 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.
Emma Chichester Clark studied art at the Royal College of Art. She has worked as a freelancer for magazines, publishers and advertising agencies as well as teaching art for several years, but now dedicates most of her time to children’s books. She won the Mother Goose Award for Best Newcomer and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Praise for Michael Morpurgo:
“Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals,
conveying the big emotions without preaching.” Guardian “Champagne
quality over a wide range of subjects.” Daily Telegraph “There are
few children’s writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo.” Daily
Express “Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skilful, and
incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being
self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative”
Elizabeth Reilly, British Council “The former children's laureate
has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers.”
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