Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.
“Brilliant, fascinating and intriguing. Historical fiction at its most magnificent” Jackie French “Handled with Morpurgo's usual zip and feeling” Sunday Times “Has the feel of a classic already: quality storytelling” Irish Times