A Medal for Leroy Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author)

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. Tots786
   on 5 September 2015

   This book was Depressing!!!! I was engrossed and even shed a tear for it!!!! :’(

2. chattymat
   on 20 October 2014

   i think it is absolutely brilliant!

   5out of 5

3. toffeeted
   on 12 May 2014

   great! I enjoyed it and would recommend it to people. The story line is really good.

   5out of 5

4. AngelofDeath
   on 9 March 2014

   It was a moving story, but again too much detail.

5. heart29
   on 7 March 2014

   I love michael morpurgo books, they stay with you forever, and this book was just fantastic

   4out of 5

6. anne314
   on 8 September 2013

   Loved it!!!!!!!!!:)

   5out of 5

7. Nashdasher
   on 9 March 2013

   This is great! One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. It is so easy to see the pictures in your head of Michael looking across the fields.

8. thunderball72
   on 9 March 2013

   Great book!Love it!

9. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
   on 8 March 2013

   I LOVE HIS BOOKS SO MUCH

10. natashakrywald
    on 7 March 2013

    really cute

11. lap312i
    on 6 March 2013

    my friend says this book is amazing so you might want to try it

12. Paradise56
    on 6 March 2013

    this book is ok

13. Smellyelle
    on 4 March 2013

    brilliant… One of my favourite books this year.

    5out of 5

14. chloewhite33
    on 4 March 2013

    Spoiler Alert! This book is amazing, it has everything humour, happiness, sadness and grief.

    4out of 5

15. lollypop61
    on 23 February 2013

    i love michle

16. powerpush22
    on 19 February 2013

    This book is a real good book for people who like to read about the war.

17. Book-Club-Review-Team
    on 13 November 2012

    This is one of my favourite Michael Morpurgo books! It has many unanswered questions about mysterious characters and places. I love the fact that most of the book is written by his aunt before she died as a letter to the main character Michael. Michael finds it in a weird place, to find out where he finds the letter you will have to read the book!

    I rate this book 20/10 as it is the best book I have read, it definitely does justice for black soldiers in war and it definitely shows Morpurgo’s writing skills!

    Ben, aged 12

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