Michael Morpurgo opinion in iNews, reported by Adam Sherwin: 'Children's literacy is vital to stop UK becoming 'Trumpland'' Read More

On Friday 4th October, we unveiled this AMAZING sand sculpture in celebration of Michael Morpurgo’s new novel, Boy Giant. Read More

Filmed in North Devon, and following the course of the county’s waterways, Simon Ward’s collection of short films is a celebration of Devon’s stunning, diverse habitats – from the wild moors of Dartmoor, to the crashing surf of the coastline and out to the open water around Lundy’s shores. Journey… Read More

Read Michael Morpurgo's take on the effect of lockdown on children. Read More

Michael has been an advocate for working from one’s bed ever since the poet Ted Hughes recommended it to him. These two writers aren’t the only ones who think so! Read this piece from The Telegraph to find out why more Britons than ever are ‘WFB’. You can find… Read More

Michael spoke to BBC Radio 3 for their series Refuge in Crisis. In his piece, Michael talks about his childhood seaside village of Bradwell, in Essex. Bradwell was actually featured in one of Michael’s books, Singing for Mrs Pettigrew. You can listen to Michael’s piece, entitled Let Me Take You… Read More

Catch up with every episode of the beautiful story The Little Prince, read by Michael Morpurgo and friends Read More

Spring is definitely on the way. The snowdrops are everywhere, primroses and the first of the daffodils. Winter, and our recent troubles and sadnesses are behind us. I haven’t been wasting the bad times. I’ve been doing what so many writers have been doing, writing! So now the stories I’ve… Read More

We are delighted to announce Tales from Shakespeare by Sir Michael Morpurgo.This collection features retellings of ten Shakespeare plays, each illustrated by a different artist. It publishes on the 28th September and you can preorder it now from Waterstones. Featuring:Macbeth, illustrated by Dapo AdeolaThe… Read More

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

This is the story of Aman, as told in his own words – a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war. When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman lives with his mother, Aman is initially repulsed – it is not customary for people… Read More

The film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning book, Private Peaceful, screened to an audience of over 7500 children as part of the Centenary commemorations of WWI. Pupils were given the opportunity to ask Michael about his writing, including questions about his passion for re-telling history through the voice of an… Read More