Listen to Michael Morpurgo's moving World War 1 story Private Peaceful, abridged in 13 episodes and read by Paul Chequer. Thomas - 'Tommo' - Peaceful recalls his young life to date: growing up on ...

When author Michael Morpurgo learned about the British Army’s practice of executing its own soldiers during the First World War, it spurred him to write his 2003 award-winning novel “Private Peaceful.

Few writers have had as profound an impact on young readers as Michael Morpurgo ... Whether it’s War Horse, Private Peaceful, or Kensuke’s Kingdom, his books are filled with adventure ...

You likely read Michael Morpurgo’s books as a child; these works – War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Private Peaceful, to name but a few – introduce children to harder themes while rooting ...

Before an audience of 400 young people, best-selling author Michael Morpurgo reveals some of ... he came to write the novels War Horse and Private Peaceful and reads from the latter, a powerful ...

So writes Michael Morpurgo, the children’s author behind such classics as War Horse and Private Peaceful. And it’s the English countryside that has inspired his writing as much as anything ...

With novels including War Horse and Private Peaceful to his name, Sir Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best loved children's writers. The author, 80, has published dozens of books in a career ...

Legendary author Michael Morpurgo, 81, has provided a rare insight ... with notable titles such as Private Peaceful, The Butterfly Lion, and Kensuke's Kingdom just a handful that have achieved ...

Michael Morpurgo has opened up about feeling notably ... The author, 81, who’s best known for his children’s novels War Horse, Private Peaceful, and The Butterfly Lion, made a trip to Russia ...