Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL, FKC, DL is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse. His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or World War I. Morpurgo became the third British Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth5 October 1943
CitySt Albans, England
Anything that gets children reading is fine.
Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other
Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.
I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.
We all know that the great memories of our childhood are the little triumphs - it doesn't really matter whether that was in writing, art, on the hockey field or on the football field. It's something that makes you feel - 'I can do this stuff'.
There's room for all sorts of magic and miracles in this world - that's what I think.
Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.
Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children's right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future.
Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers
Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.
I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.
stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.