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Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL (né Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982).
Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain’s best loved children’s authors. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award.
About - Michael Morpurgo. Much ado about… me. I was born a really long time ago. 5th October 1943. In St Alban’s in Hertfordshire. My mother was there too, strangely enough, but my father was away at the war, in Baghdad. I had one older brother, Pieter. We both were evacuated to Northumberland when we were little, away from the bombs.
Michael Morpurgo, author of over 100 books, could in many ways be described as an ‘old-fashioned’ writer. Unlike many of today’s authors for young people, Morpurgo rarely features contemporary family issues such as divorce, inadequate parents or urban social problems.
Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best loved writers for children with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Award.
Oct 4, 2019 · Michael Morpurgo, the author and former children's laureate, is 76 on Saturday 5 October 2019, and he's beginning to feel his age. But he's not downhearted, partly because he draws...
Michael Morpurgo was born on October 5, 1943 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for War Horse (2011), Butterfly Lion and When the Whales Came (1989). He is married to Claire Morpurgo MBE. They have three children.
In 2003, Sir Michael Morpurgo became the third Children's Laureate, a scheme he helped to establish with the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes to reward a lifetime contribution to children's literature and highlight the importance of the role of children's books.
Michael Morpurgo has 565 books on Goodreads with 445795 ratings. Michael Morpurgo’s most popular book is War Horse (War Horse, #1).
Michael Morpurgo is an English children’s writer. He has written more than 120 books. Morpurgo and Ted Hughes, a popular English poet, helped to establish the post of children’s laureate in the United Kingdom. They wanted to highlight the importance of children’s literature. Morpurgo served as the children’s laureate from 2003 to 2005.
