Archive: May 2011

On Monday 6th June at 7pm, The Imperial War Museum launches a new children’s book written by author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman. Little Manfred is a heart warming tale, directly inspired by a pull-along toy found in the Museum’s collection, which was made by… Read More

In this interview with the Guardian, Michael explains how a toy dog, the World Cup and a chance meeting with a sailor who had served in the second world war all inspired his new book, Little Manfred. Read the article on the Guardian website. You can also read an… Read More

Waterstones ‘Picture This’ 2011 is the search to find the best brand new picture book illustrator. Michael has teamed up with Waterstones and has agreed to write his very own version of the nation’s favourite fairytale – and your vote can help decide what that is. Vote for your… Read More

Last week Michael Morpurgo wrote a special article for The Sun. In it, he talks about Claude Choules and the futility of war. Claude was the last known survivor of the First World War, who died in Australian recently at the age of 110. You can read the article in… Read More