Spring, a new seasonal diary by Michael Morpurgo, begins with a gruesome murder. The scene of the crime is the writer’s own home in the village of Iddesleigh, an hour from Exeter, in the deep ...

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 ...

Few writers have had as profound an impact on young readers as Michael Morpurgo. With more than 150 books to his name, the former Children’s Laureate has a remarkable ability to craft stories ...

Michael Morpurgo has opened up about feeling notably uneasy after attending a “strange” event with the President of Russia, ...