Tom's Sausage Lion

Michael Morpurgo is one of today's most popular and critically acclaimed children's writers, author of KENSUKE'S KINGDOM and THE WRECK OF THE ZANZIBAR amongst many other titles. He has won a multitude of prizes including the Children's Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Writer's Guild Award.

About the author

Michael Morpurgo has written over 120 books, many of them award-winning. His most well-known work, War Horse, was adapted into a multi-Oscar nominated film by Steven Spielberg, and a widely-acclaimed play at the National Theatre.

In 2003 Michael became the third Children's Laureate, a position he helped create with the poet Ted Hughes.

With his wife, Clare, he set up the charity Farms for City Children, and for their pioneering work they were both awarded the MBE in 1999.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Morpurgo
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.1999
• EAN: 9780440864189
• ISBN: 978-0-440-86418-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 195 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 66 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs