Listen to the Moon Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author)

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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1. mair1m
   on 31 March 2017

   I started reading this but I didn’t really enjoy it and I found it quite boring.

   3 out of 5

2. MusAdam123
   on 3 May 2016

   This is amazing !!

   5 out of 5

3. zoe256
   on 16 March 2016

   I loved this book! It’s a really, really beautiful story where at the beginning it’s quite mysterious but at the end, everything falls together like in a puzzle. I really liked it!!!

   5 out of 5

4. micheal11
   on 17 February 2016

   I LOVE THE BOOK

   5 out of 5

5. Booklovergirl
   on 12 March 2015

   This is a very good book they is a few very sad bits in it that will make you cry or nightmares but other than that it is a great book .

   5 out of 5

6. chattymat
   on 20 October 2014

   This is an amazing book with lots of great description and it is quite mystical and a bit spooky. i would rate it 10/10

   5 out of 5

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