Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese. His latest book is Boy Giant published by Harper Collins Children’s Books and Owl or Pussycat illustrated by Polly Dunbar and published by David Fickling Books.Ī son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres. He has won numerous awards including those voted for by children themselves, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Children’s Book Award. The most recent film adaptation of his books is Waiting for Anya directed by Ben Cookson. He has written over 150 books, including The Butterfly Lion, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Why the Whales Came, The Mozart Question, Shadow, and War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Theatre and then, in 2011, for a film directed by Steven Spielberg. He was awarded an OBE in 2007 and a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours in 2018 for services to literature and charity. One of the UK’s best-loved authors and storytellers, Michael was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2003, a post he helped to set up with Ted Hughes in 1999. Michael Morpurgo, began writing stories in the early '70's, in response to the children in his class at the primary school where he taught in Kent.
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