Such Stuff A Story Maker's Inspiration

About the author

Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the greatest storytellers for children writing today and has written more than one hundred books, the most famous of which, War Horse, has been adapted for stage and screen to international acclaim. He has won numerous major literary awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize and the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and was Children’s Laureate 2003–2005. In 2006 he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to literature, and in 2018 he was made a Knight Bachelor. Michael now lives on a farm in Devon with his wife, Clare, and describes himself as “oldish, married with three children, and a grandfather six times over”. Visit Michael's website at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.One of the most outstanding creators of children’s picture books today, Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway award three times and two Nestlé Smarties prizes.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo
• Assisted by: Michael Foreman (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2016
• EAN: 9781406364576
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-6457-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Story books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Interest age: from c 11 years, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies