Born To Run

Michael Morpurgo Is One Of Britain'S Best-Loved Children'S Book Writers. He Has Written More Than 100 Books And Has Won The Smarties Prize, The Whitbread Award, And Most Recently The Blue Peter Book Award For Private Peaceful. He Is Also The Author Of War Horse, Which Has Been Made Into A Tony Award-Winning Broadway Play And A Golden Globe-Nominated Film. Michael Was Writer In Residence At The Savoy Hotel From January To March 2007, And Previously He Was Children'S Laureate From 2003-2005, A Role That Took Him Across Britain To Inspire A Love Of Reading In Children. You Can Visit Him Online At Www.Michaelmorpurgo.Com. Photo By Georges Seguin (Okki) (English: Own Work Franais : Photo Personnelle) [Gfdl (Http://Www.Gnu.Org/Copyleft/Fdl.Html) Or Cc By-Sa 3.0 (Http://Creativecommons.Org/Licenses/By-Sa/3.0)], Via Wikimedia Commons. "Michael Morpurgo Obe Is One Of Britain'S Best Loved Writers For Children, With Sales Of Over 35 Million Copies. He Has Written Over 150 Books, Has Served As Children’S Laureate, And Has Won Many Prizes, Including The Smarties Prize, The Writers Guild Award, The Whitbread Award, The Blue Peter Book Award And The Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With His Wife, Clare, He Is The Co-Founder Of Farms For City Children. Michael Was Knighted In 2018 For Services To Literature And Charity. Michael Foreman Is One Of The World’S Best-Loved Children’S Book Illustrators. He Has Written And Illustrated A Vast Range Of Books And Has Collaborated With Many Leading Children’S Authors Including Michael Morpurgo And Terry Jones. His Own Books Include The Classics War Boy And War Game, Winners Of The Kate Greenaway Award And Smarties Book Prize Respectively."