Michael Morpurgo, the newly appointed children's laureate, will be focusing on "literature, not literacy", during his two-year term. Morpurgo was instrumental in establishing the children's laureate ...

MICHAEL Morpurgo has admitted he was too "immature" to be a father as a new biography of his life reveals that his sons refuse to speak to him to this day. Despite having more than 100 children's ...

Michael Morpurgo is a well known children's author who has written more than 130 books, including War Horse, Private Peaceful and Kensuke's Kingdom. Now he has a new book on the way called Tales from ...

According to the flyleaf of a new biography of the author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, he is a national treasure who ‘has enchanted a whole generation of children’. Murpurgo himself collaborated ...

Teachers should cry in class when reading poignant stories to children so pupils can understand the value of literature, the author Michael Morpurgo has said. Speaking yesterday at the Chalke Valley ...

Michael Morpurgo has claimed children will have post-traumatic stress disorder after being away from their school friends during the pandemic. The former children’s laureate said he feared youngsters ...

The author Michael Morpurgo has said he welcomes the idea of children accessing stories through mobile devices instead of books. But the former children's laureate said it was "critical" that ...

Petroc students in North Devon have celebrated their graduation after receiving their degree-level qualifications. The event on Saturday, November 4, was the 16th annual graduation ceremony for ...