Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is, to me, one of the most quietly important storytellers writing for children. My take is that War Horse works precisely because he refused the easy heroics, telling the horror of war through an animal's eyes and trusting young readers to handle real grief. The knighthood, the Children's Laureate title and the OBE all confirm what his books already prove: he treats children as serious readers deserving real emotion. What I admire most is the restraint, the Cornish coasts and trenches rendered with care rather than spectacle. He hands kids genuine stories, and that earns my lasting respect.

Name (English)

Michael Morpurgo

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・モーパーゴ

Reading

まいける・もーぱーご

Born

October 5, 1943 (age 82)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

St Albans, United Kingdom

Occupation

poet / writer / novelist / playwright / author

University

King's College London

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 1996 Nestlé Children's Book Prize
• 2003 Children's Laureate
• 2005 Hampshire Book Awards
• 2004 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• 2018 Knight Bachelor
• 2018 Eleanor Farjeon Award

• Official sitehttps://www.michaelmorpurgo.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Morpurgo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1387224

Tags

• poet
• writer
• novelist

Last updated

2026-06-20

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