10 Facts About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo, who has written several classic children's books, is one of the most well-loved children's authors.

(1) Michael Morpurgo was born in St Albans in 1943.

(2) His favourite lesson at school was French.

(3) With his wife, Clare, Michael Morpurgo founded the Farms for City Children, to give children from deprived inner-city schools the chance to work on a farm.

(4) Sitting at a desk gives Michael Morpurgo backache, so he writes his novels sitting on his bed. He writes in school exercise books.

(5) Private Peaceful was the 100th book written by Michael Morpurgo.

(6) His favourite authors are: Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island), Rudyard Kipling (The Just So Stories) and Ted Hughes (The Iron Man).

(7) In 2003 Michael Morpurgo became the third Children's Laureate.

(8) Micheal Morpurgo was a primary school teacher in Kent.

(9) He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2006

(10) He hates rewriting and he hates making corrections to his stories.