War Horse by Michael Morpurgo Movie Poster

First War Horse trailer online

The first trailer for War Horse, the Steven Spielberg film adaptation is available online now. Watch it and let us know what you think! The film is released on 13th January 2012. Read More
Ava Potter as Lilly in Michael Morpurgo's Running Wild Live

On Tour: Michael Morpurgo’s Running Wild

On Elephant Appreciation Day, Children’s Touring Partnership announced the first UK Tour of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo in an adaptation by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017. Michael Morpurgo’s novel, based on a true story, is brought to life in this award-winning production, which has been… Read More

Design a Butterfly Lion poster and win theatre tickets!

From the award winning writer of War Horse comes this inspiring tale of enduring friendship. From the African veld to the battlefields of First World War France, follow the adventures of Bertie and the White Lion as they strive to find sanctuary amongst devastating adversity. As a young… Read More

Announcing the Michael Morpugo Collector’s Club

Get exclusive access to the new Michael Morpurgo Collector’s Club when you buy beautiful Collector’s Editions of Michael Morpurgo favorites atwww.michaelmorpurgocollectors.com. The Collector’s Editions are foil stamped, imitation cloth-bound hardbacks with bespoke cover jackets and ribbon markers. Rediscover each of these unforgettable stories in luxury hardback gift editions… Read More
Michael Morpurgo War Horse

The War Horse App is out now!

An interactive app based on Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel War Horse has been released for Remembrance Day. The War Horse App presents Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel in an enhanced, interactive, digital edition, together with a specially filmed 80-minute live reading of War Horse by Michael himself, accompanied by songs and… Read More

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS BY MICHAEL MORPURGO

I Believe in Unicorns 2105 at Vaudeville Theatre Photo Credit: Richard Davenport. Award-winning storyteller Danyah Miller brings best-selling children’s author Michael Morpurgo’s treasured story to life. This intimate show is set in a library full of books that hold more than stories within their pages. It is a tale of… Read More

Booktrust announce Michael Morpurgo as new President

Reading charity Booktrust is pleased to announce former Children’s Laureate and best-selling author Michael Morpurgo as its new President. The role, previously held by the late Doris Lessing, offers a notable figure as a supporter and ambassador for Booktrust’s work. Booktrust believes that no-one should miss out on the life… Read More

Join Michael Morpurgo’s live-streamed event!

Join best-selling author MICHAEL MORPURGO ‘LIVE’ from Portsmouth Central Library on Monday 23rd May from 10.45-11.45am as he reads and talks about There Once is a Queen, his special book for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Click here to join the live stream: https://bit.ly/TOIAQLive There Once is a Queen… Read More