Friend or Foe Award-winning author/illustrator

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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1. 

   micheal11
   on 17 February 2016

   loved it

   5out of 5
2. 

   ninja653
   on 31 October 2015

   I was reading this in my class and it was soooo cool. im in Year4

   5out of 5
3. 

   Rubinshere
   on 16 October 2014

   5 STAR! In my class me and all my classmates were reading this book and it is fabulous book P.S I’m in Year 5.

   5out of 5
4. 

   niall345
   on 26 September 2014

   It has a good setting and when David and Tucky find two German Airman and one of them saves David’s life. They hid and get food for them but one of the German Airman get ill and David and Tucky take him and the other goes across the moor to hide.

   5out of 5
5. 

   sasspa
   on 27 August 2014

   it is a really good book I love it

   5out of 5
6. 

   bookmunchie
   on 23 May 2014

   This book is really good as it is set in war time britian. It is very intresting and i learned lots of facts in it. Good for people who like adventure books or stories with dilemmas in them.

   4out of 5
7. 

   tomgates27
   on 17 March 2014

   a book on how people would of felt and i love reading about world war 1 and 2 because it shows what we have and to be grateful. also they done it for us. wome lost their life and risked their life or got hurt for us and they deserve credit for being such great heros and we should look up to them

   5out of 5
8. 

   Shantelle10
   on 3 March 2014

   OMG this book is WoW awsome i recommend it to people!!!

   5out of 5
9. 

   TommieGirl1906
   on 27 February 2014

   This book is one of the best books I have ever read. It really brings to life what happened to evacuees in the Second World War but what also happened to the German pilots that were shot down. I really enjoyed this book. Five stars from me.

   5out of 5
10. 

    1678
    on 3 February 2014

    This is a super book

    5out of 5
11. 

    Nashdasher
    on 9 March 2013

    This book really makes you think what it must have been like I the war.

12. 

    Sherlock25
    on 5 March 2013

    LOve it, great book, highly recommended :)

13. 

    evil-penguin
    on 4 March 2013

    I have read Friend or Foe loads of times, and every time I read it I always get scared at the scary parts, I always get happy at the happy parts, I always get sad at the sad parts, and of course I always get excited at the exciting parts! This book is one of Michael Morpurgo’s best, although this book is not for the fainthearted.

14. 

    BookWiz100
    on 24 November 2012

    I found this book really touching! David and Tuckie have done the world proud helping them understand violence is not the answer

15. 

    booksrcul
    on 29 January 2012

    Good.

    3out of 5
16. 

    loi77
    on 16 December 2011

    Amazing, I highly recommend this book. A must read. Sad, Happy, great.

    5out of 5
17. 

    beauti-111
    on 20 July 2011

    it seems really interesting u no!!!

    5out of 5
18. 

    pikachu8
    on 11 December 2010

    my teacher read it to the whole class we were at one point in stiches of laughter and at one point a tear rolled down are cheeks.

    5out of 5
19. 

    Princessforever58
    on 11 October 2010

    I think this book is quite fantastic because the story is very touching an moving. I read this book a long time ago at primary school and would definitely recommend this book to someone who likes something different.This book really gets you into the mood. And I would also like to say this book is great for an imaginative person or for someone who’d like a change.

20. 

    ejay550
    on 13 January 2008

    This book is really good because David nearly drowed whilst looking for the german plane that crashed while tring to bomb a place. one of the germans saved davids life…...

    4out of 5