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Michael Morpurgo
(b.1943)Multi-award winning author, Michael Morpurgo, is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, The Writers Guild Award and the Blue Peter Book Award for his novel, Private Peaceful, which has also had two successful runs as a play devised by Bristol Old Vic. From 2003 to 2005 he was the Children's Laureate, a role which took him all over the UK to promote literacy and reading, and in 2005 he was named the Booksellers Association Author of the Year.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Literary Fiction
New Books
Series
Novels
Long Way Home (1975)
Friend or Foe (1977)
Nine Lives of Montezuma (1980)
Miss Wirtles Revenge (1981)
Twist of Gold (1983)
Little Foxes (1984)
Why the Whales Came (1985)
Tom's Sausage Lion (1986)
King of the Cloud Forests (1987)
Mossop's Last Chance (1988)
My Friend Walter (1988)
Mr. Nobody's Eyes (1989)
Waiting for Anya (1990)
The Sandman and the Turtles (1991)
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1993)
The Dancing Bear (1994)
Arthur, High King of Britain (1994)
The Wreck of the Zanzibar (1995) (with Amy Hest)
The Butterfly Lion (1996)
The Ghost of Grania O'Malley (1996)
Robin of Sherwood (1996)
Gullivers Travels (1997)
Arthur, High King of Britain - Excalibur (1998)
Camelot: The Last Days (1998)
Red Eyes at Night (1998)
Escape from Shangri-La (1998)
Wartman (1998)
Joan of Arc (1998)
Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)
Black Queen (2000)
Dear Olly (2000)
Billy the Kid (2000)
Out of the Ashes (2001)
Toro! Toro! (2001)
The Sleeping Sword (2002)
The Last Wolf (2002)
Mr Skip (2002)
Cool! (2002)
Cool as a Cucumber (2003)
Private Peaceful (2003)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2004)
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (2005)
I Believe in Unicorns (2006)
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea (2006)
Beowulf (2006)
Born to Run (2006)
The Mozart Question (2007)
Kaspar (2008)
aka The Titanic Cat
Running Wild (2009)
An Elephant in the Garden (2010)
Not Bad for a Bad Lad (2010)
Shadow (2010)
Little Manfred (2011)
Outlaw (2012)
Sparrow (2012)
A Medal for Leroy (2012)
Listen to the Moon (2014)
An Eagle in the Snow (2015)
The Fox and the Ghost King (2016)
Toto (2017)
Lucky Button (2017)
Flamingo Boy (2018)
The Snowman (2018)
The Day the World Stopped Turning (2019)
Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver (2019)
When Fishes Flew (2021)
There Once is a Queen (2022)
Friend or Foe (1977)
Nine Lives of Montezuma (1980)
Miss Wirtles Revenge (1981)
Twist of Gold (1983)
Little Foxes (1984)
Why the Whales Came (1985)
Tom's Sausage Lion (1986)
King of the Cloud Forests (1987)
Mossop's Last Chance (1988)
My Friend Walter (1988)
Mr. Nobody's Eyes (1989)
Waiting for Anya (1990)
The Sandman and the Turtles (1991)
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1993)
The Dancing Bear (1994)
Arthur, High King of Britain (1994)
The Wreck of the Zanzibar (1995) (with Amy Hest)
The Butterfly Lion (1996)
The Ghost of Grania O'Malley (1996)
Robin of Sherwood (1996)
Gullivers Travels (1997)
Arthur, High King of Britain - Excalibur (1998)
Camelot: The Last Days (1998)
Red Eyes at Night (1998)
Escape from Shangri-La (1998)
Wartman (1998)
Joan of Arc (1998)
Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)
Black Queen (2000)
Dear Olly (2000)
Billy the Kid (2000)
Out of the Ashes (2001)
Toro! Toro! (2001)
The Sleeping Sword (2002)
The Last Wolf (2002)
Mr Skip (2002)
Cool! (2002)
Cool as a Cucumber (2003)
Private Peaceful (2003)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2004)
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (2005)
I Believe in Unicorns (2006)
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea (2006)
Beowulf (2006)
Born to Run (2006)
The Mozart Question (2007)
Kaspar (2008)
aka The Titanic Cat
Running Wild (2009)
An Elephant in the Garden (2010)
Not Bad for a Bad Lad (2010)
Shadow (2010)
Little Manfred (2011)
Outlaw (2012)
Sparrow (2012)
A Medal for Leroy (2012)
Listen to the Moon (2014)
An Eagle in the Snow (2015)
The Fox and the Ghost King (2016)
Toto (2017)
Lucky Button (2017)
Flamingo Boy (2018)
The Snowman (2018)
The Day the World Stopped Turning (2019)
Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver (2019)
When Fishes Flew (2021)
There Once is a Queen (2022)
Collections
It Never Rained (1974)
All Around the Year (poems) (1979) (with Ted Hughes)
The White Horse of Zennor (1982)
Michael Morpurgo Pack (1994)
Stories from Mudpuddle Farm (1994) (with Shoo Rayner)
Muck and Magic (1995)
Simply the Best (1996) (with others)
Michael Morpurgo Stories (2000)
From Hereabout Hill (2000)
More Muck and Magic (2001)
Kids' Night In (2003) (with others)
Singing for Mrs Pettigrew (2006)
Three for Tea (2006) (with Anne Fine and Jacqueline Wilson)
Animal Tales (2008)
Free? (2009) (with others)
Ox-Tales:Water (2009) (with others)
Magic Beans (2011) (with others)
Snow Tales (2012)
Michael Morpurgo Christmas Stories (2012)
Stories of War (2013)
Island Tales (2013)
Of Lions and Unicorns (2013)
Best Mates (2015)
The Great War (2015) (with others)
Christmas Stories (2015)
Morpurgo Collection (2016)
Greatest Animal Stories (2016)
Greatest Magical Stories (2018)
Magical Myths and Legends (2018)
Winter Stories (2019)
Carnival of the Animals (poems) (2021)
Barney the Horse (2022)
My Heart was a Tree (poems) (2023)
Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare (2023)
Katerina the Cat and Other Tales from the Farm (2024)
All Around the Year (poems) (1979) (with Ted Hughes)
The White Horse of Zennor (1982)
Michael Morpurgo Pack (1994)
Stories from Mudpuddle Farm (1994) (with Shoo Rayner)
Muck and Magic (1995)
Simply the Best (1996) (with others)
Michael Morpurgo Stories (2000)
From Hereabout Hill (2000)
More Muck and Magic (2001)
Kids' Night In (2003) (with others)
Singing for Mrs Pettigrew (2006)
Three for Tea (2006) (with Anne Fine and Jacqueline Wilson)
Animal Tales (2008)
Free? (2009) (with others)
Ox-Tales:Water (2009) (with others)
Magic Beans (2011) (with others)
Snow Tales (2012)
Michael Morpurgo Christmas Stories (2012)
Stories of War (2013)
Island Tales (2013)
Of Lions and Unicorns (2013)
Best Mates (2015)
The Great War (2015) (with others)
Christmas Stories (2015)
Morpurgo Collection (2016)
Greatest Animal Stories (2016)
Greatest Magical Stories (2018)
Magical Myths and Legends (2018)
Winter Stories (2019)
Carnival of the Animals (poems) (2021)
Barney the Horse (2022)
My Heart was a Tree (poems) (2023)
Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare (2023)
Katerina the Cat and Other Tales from the Farm (2024)
Anthologies edited
Ghostly Haunts (1994)
Beyond the Rainbow Warrior (1996) (with Michael Foreman)
Animal Stories (1999)
The Kingfisher Book of Great Boy Stories (2000)
Because a Fire Was in My Head (2001)
The Kingfisher Treasury of Classic Stories (2002) (with Rosemary Sandberg)
Orchard Book of Aesops Fables (2004)
War (2005)
Wild at Heart (2008)
The Birthday Book (2008) (with Quentin Blake)
Only Remembered (2014)
Beyond the Rainbow Warrior (1996) (with Michael Foreman)
Animal Stories (1999)
The Kingfisher Book of Great Boy Stories (2000)
Because a Fire Was in My Head (2001)
The Kingfisher Treasury of Classic Stories (2002) (with Rosemary Sandberg)
Orchard Book of Aesops Fables (2004)
War (2005)
Wild at Heart (2008)
The Birthday Book (2008) (with Quentin Blake)
Only Remembered (2014)
Plays
The Voices of Children (2008)
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (2016) (with Emma Rice)
Private Peaceful: A Play For A Small Ensemble (2020)
946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (2016) (with Emma Rice)
Private Peaceful: A Play For A Small Ensemble (2020)
Picture Books
Thatcher Jones (1975)
Conker (1987)
Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey (1987)
Colly's Barn (1991)
Snakes and Ladders (1994)
Blodin the Beast (1995)
Sam's Duck (1996)
Cockadoodle-doo Mr. Sultana! (1998)
Wombat Goes Walkabout (1999)
The Rainbow Bear (1999)
The Silver Swan (2000)
Mairi's Mermaid (2001)
Gentle Giant (2003)
It's a Dog's Life (2004)
Little Albatross (2004)
Dolphin Boy (2004)
The Best Christmas Present in the World (2004)
On Angel Wings (2006)
The Best of Times (2009)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2011)
Beauty and the Beast (2012)
Where My Wellies Take Me (2012)
The Goose is Getting Fat (2013)
All I Said Was (2014)
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon (2014)
We are Not Frogs (2016)
Didn't We Have a Lovely Time! (2016)
Coming Home (2016)
Grandpa Christmas (2018)
Our Jacko (2018)
Owl or Pussycat? (2020)
War Horse picture book (2020)
The Birthday Duck (2021)
A Song of Gladness (2021)
Flying Scotsman (2022)
The Ogre Who Wasn't (2023)
Conker (1987)
Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey (1987)
Colly's Barn (1991)
Snakes and Ladders (1994)
Blodin the Beast (1995)
Sam's Duck (1996)
Cockadoodle-doo Mr. Sultana! (1998)
Wombat Goes Walkabout (1999)
The Rainbow Bear (1999)
The Silver Swan (2000)
Mairi's Mermaid (2001)
Gentle Giant (2003)
It's a Dog's Life (2004)
Little Albatross (2004)
Dolphin Boy (2004)
The Best Christmas Present in the World (2004)
On Angel Wings (2006)
The Best of Times (2009)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2011)
Beauty and the Beast (2012)
Where My Wellies Take Me (2012)
The Goose is Getting Fat (2013)
All I Said Was (2014)
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon (2014)
We are Not Frogs (2016)
Didn't We Have a Lovely Time! (2016)
Coming Home (2016)
Grandpa Christmas (2018)
Our Jacko (2018)
Owl or Pussycat? (2020)
War Horse picture book (2020)
The Birthday Duck (2021)
A Song of Gladness (2021)
Flying Scotsman (2022)
The Ogre Who Wasn't (2023)
Chapter Books
Albertine, Goose Queen (1989) (with Shoo Rayner)
Jigger's Day Off (1990) (with Shoo Rayner)
And Pigs Might Fly (1991) (with Shoo Rayner)
Martians at Mudpuddle Farm (1992) (with Shoo Rayner)
Mum's the Word (1995) (with Shoo Rayner)
Who's a Big Bully Then? (2000)
Hansel and Gretel (2008)
This Morning I Met a Whale (2008)
The Kites are Flying (2009)
Fox Friend (2010)
Homecoming (2012)
The Castle in the Field (2013)
Meeting Cezanne (2013)
Pinocchio (2013)
Snug (2013)
Minikid (2014)
Half a Man (2014)
My Father Is a Polar Bear (2015)
Clare and Her Captain (2015)
The Giant's Necklace (2016)
Poppy Field (2018)
The Puffin Keeper (2020)
The Boy Who Would Be King (2023)
Jigger's Day Off (1990) (with Shoo Rayner)
And Pigs Might Fly (1991) (with Shoo Rayner)
Martians at Mudpuddle Farm (1992) (with Shoo Rayner)
Mum's the Word (1995) (with Shoo Rayner)
Who's a Big Bully Then? (2000)
Hansel and Gretel (2008)
This Morning I Met a Whale (2008)
The Kites are Flying (2009)
Fox Friend (2010)
Homecoming (2012)
The Castle in the Field (2013)
Meeting Cezanne (2013)
Pinocchio (2013)
Snug (2013)
Minikid (2014)
Half a Man (2014)
My Father Is a Polar Bear (2015)
Clare and Her Captain (2015)
The Giant's Necklace (2016)
Poppy Field (2018)
The Puffin Keeper (2020)
The Boy Who Would Be King (2023)
Non fiction
Living Poets (1974) (with Clifford Simmons)
The Storyteller (1976) (with Graham Barrett)
Such Stuff (2016)
In the Mouth of the Wolf (2018)
A Visit to the Farm (2022)
The Storyteller (1976) (with Graham Barrett)
Such Stuff (2016)
In the Mouth of the Wolf (2018)
A Visit to the Farm (2022)
Omnibus editions
The Marble Crusher (1980)
The Animals Collection (2008)
Classic Collection: v. 1 (2009)
War Stories (2009)
Classic Collection: v. 2 (2010)
Times of War Collection (2012)
Michael Morpurgo Christmas Collection (2012)
The Classic Morpurgo Collection (2013)
Morpurgo War Stories (2013)
Stories of King Arthur (2014)
World War One Collection (2014)
Favourite Cat Stories (2014)
Favourite Dog Stories (2014)
Unforgettable Journeys (2014)
World War Two Collection (2015)
The Animals Collection (2008)
Classic Collection: v. 1 (2009)
War Stories (2009)
Classic Collection: v. 2 (2010)
Times of War Collection (2012)
Michael Morpurgo Christmas Collection (2012)
The Classic Morpurgo Collection (2013)
Morpurgo War Stories (2013)
Stories of King Arthur (2014)
World War One Collection (2014)
Favourite Cat Stories (2014)
Favourite Dog Stories (2014)
Unforgettable Journeys (2014)
World War Two Collection (2015)
Series contributed to
Awards
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Michael Morpurgo recommends
The Secret of the Blood-Red Key (2023)
(Stolen Dreams Adventures, book 2)
David Farr
"A new and important voice for young people."
Impossible Creatures (2023)
Katherine Rundell
"There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing. This book is her best yet, and that's saying something. Just riveting, quite extraordinary."
When the Sky Falls (2021)
Phil Earle
"An extraordinary story with historical and family truth at its heart, that tells us as much about the present as the past. Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement."
A Street Dog Named Pup (2021)
Gill Lewis
"I'm not sure I'll ever look at a dog the same way again. Unforgetable."
The Last Bear (2021)
(Last Bear, book 1)
Hannah Gold
"This is an important first novel, important for us, for polar bears, for the planet. It is deeply moving, beautifully told, quite unforgettable."
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