What is Michael Morpurgo?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Sir Michael Morpurgo<br/>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] | image = Michael Morpurgo 20090315 Salon du livre 1.jpg | image_upright = | caption = '''Morpurgo''' at a Paris [[book fair]] in March 2009 | birth_name = Michael Andrew Bridge <!-- Morpurgo was his stepfather's surname --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|10|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]], England | nationality = [[British nationality law|British]] | occupation = Novelist | spouse = [[Clare Morpurgo]] [[MBE]] | children = 3 | alma_mater = [[King's College London]] | notableworks = ''[[War Horse (novel)|War Horse]]'', ''[[Why the Whales Came]]'', ''[[Private Peaceful]]'' | awards = [[File:Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png|35px]] '''OBE''' MBE | website = {{URL|www.michaelmorpurgo.com}} }} '''Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo''' <small>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small> (born 5 October 1943) is a [[Britain|British]] writer. '''Michael Morpurgo''' grew up in [[London]] during a war there. He was a teacher, but the book ''Poetry in the Making'' by [[Ted Hughes]], made him decide to write instead of teaching. He is the author of over one hundred books, mostly for children, many of which have given many prizes and awards. Five of his books have been made into films. ''My Friend Walter'' (1988) and ''Out of the Ashes'' (2001) have both been made into television. ==Works== *''It Never Rained: Five Stories'' (1974) *''Living Poets'' (compiler with Clifford Simmons) (1974) *''Long Way Home'' (1975) *''Thatcher Jones'' (1975) *''The Story-Teller'' (compiler with Graham Barrett) (1976) *''Friend or Foe (1977)'' *''Do All You Dare'' (1978) *''What Shall We Do with It?'' (1978) *''All Around the Year'' (with Ted Hughes) (1979) *''Love at First Sight'' (1979) *''That's How'' (1979) *''The Day I Took the Bull By the Horn'' (1979) *''The Ghost-Fish'' (1979) *''The Marble Cr