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About the author

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Michael Foreman is one of the world’s best-loved children’s book illustrators. He has written and illustrated a vast range of books and has collaborated with many leading children’s authors including Michael Morpurgo and Terry Jones. His own books include the classics War Boy and War Game, winners of the Kate Greenaway Award and Smarties Book Prize respectively.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo, Morpurgo Michael
• Assisted by: Michael Foreman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.09.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9780008725136
• ISBN: 978-0-00-872513-6
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 222 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 270 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 8 years, Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage), Pets (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Wolves, Coyotes & Wild Dogs, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / General, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope, Children’s / Teenage: Historical fiction