You likely read Michael Morpurgo’s books as a child; these works – War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Private Peaceful, to name but a few – introduce children to harder themes while rooting them firmly in ...

Beloved children’s author Sir Michael Morpurgo has said he refuses to give young people advice when they ask him for help at ...

Are the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm really suitable for children? This year’s extraordinary new edition of Hansel and ...

When author Michael Morpurgo learned about the British Army’s practice of executing its own soldiers during the First World War, it spurred him to write his 2003 award-winning novel “Private Peaceful.

Poole pupils from Manorside Academy meet author Sir Michael Morpurgo during a trip organised with Farms for City Children to Devon’s ...