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Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German youth literature prize): Warten auf Anya ( Waiting for Anya) Stories, however wonderful, however universal their appeal, will simply die unless they are told. Each storyteller must re-interpret them for a new audience to enjoy. Grandparents do the same thing with family stories... Without [these stories], as without the ancient tales of old, we are left stranded both intellectually and emotionally.' ( The Guardian, 14 January 2006) An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. a b c "How a horse changed my life". saga.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013 . Retrieved 18 May 2013. My First Job: Michael Morpurgo, recent Children's Laureate, recalls". The Independent. 8 December 2005. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022 . Retrieved 5 January 2020.

Lyall, Sarah. "Undaunted Author of ‘War Horse’ Reflects on Unlikely Hit". The New York Times. 11 April 2011; retrieved 17 April 2011. First world war centenary is a year to honour the dead but not to glorify The Guardian, 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015. a b "Michael Morpurgo". Children's Laureate (childrenslaureate.org.uk). Booktrust. Retrieved 28 September 2013. a b Lawson, Mark (12 March 2009). "Mark Lawson talks to the writer of War Horse Michael Morpurgo about abandoning the army, his absent father – and making his acting debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 January 2020.Unlike many of today’s authors for young people, Morpurgo rarely features contemporary family issues such as divorce, inadequate parents or urban social problems. Instead, many of his books have historical and rural settings, and he uses his gift for telling enchanting stories to explore timeless values. As Professor Jean Webb points out: ‘stoicism, courage, trust... an humanitarian approach and listening to each other ... [These values] contain an ethical wisdom which transcends the immediacy of the everyday’ ( Inis, Winter 2005). Through the creation of well-rounded and believable child characters, with whom today’s child readers can easily identify, Morpurgo shows that the above values are still relevant to, and much-needed in, contemporary society. In a January 2014 article, Morpurgo stated "as we begin to mark the centenary of the first world war, we should honour those who died, most certainly, and gratefully too, but we should never glorify... Come each November over the next four years, let the red poppy and the white poppy be worn together to honour those who died, to keep our faith with them, to make of this world a place where freedom and peace can reign together." [86] Long Way Home is a heartfelt tale of an orphaned boy in search of family from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.

Like his friend and mentor, the late Ted Hughes, Morpurgo has a passionate concern for nature and the environment. Like Hughes before him, Morpurgo feels that inspiring children with an awareness of their connection to the natural world will in turn encourage them to take responsibility for the environment. As discussed above, this is a fundamental part of Morpurgo’s farming charity and, as he points out, these issues also occur frequently in his novels: Lacey, Hester (31 March 2017). "A Q&A with writer Michael Morpurgo". Financial Times . Retrieved 5 January 2020. How will Bess explain Sir Walter to her family? Especially when he breaks her brother’s fishing rod, steals a horse and smokes cigars in her room! Morpurgo, Michael et al. La Revue Des Livres Pour Enfants Number 250, December 2009: "Michael Morpurgo" pp 79–124. (in French)

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Morpurgo was awarded an honorary doctorate at Bishop Grosseteste University on 17 July 2013. [95] He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Newcastle University on 12 July 2017. [96] Michael Morpurgo is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Smallman, Etan (7 October 2015). "Penguin Books' defining cultural moment". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022 . Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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