Little Manfred Award-winning team by Michael Morpurgo (author) and Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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. onecoolcookie578
   on 14 March 2014

   it is a brilliant book i’d read it over and over again and i have read it more than once so good best book good for ages 8-12

   5 out of 5

2. hawk12
   on 9 March 2014

   i loved this book

   5 out of 5

3. samcharlie123
   on 9 March 2013

   A well written story by Michael Morpurgo.

   4 out of 5

4. jenko006
   on 22 November 2012

   soooooooooooooooo cute

5. Caramel35
   on 8 November 2012

   AMAZING one of morpurgos best written stories and certanily my favroite i love it hope he will write more!!!

   5 out of 5

6. meganjohnson
   on 20 May 2012

   i loved this book it is so touching and when i started reading i couldnt stop i recommend you read this it is a 5 star rating!!!!!!

   5 out of 5

7. lemonade123
   on 12 May 2012

   A great fictional book told by 2 prisoners of war. This story is very moving and its not boring at all it tells the story in a great way. This has excellent illustrations! Great for boys and girls over 8 :)

8. loi77
   on 16 December 2011

   This book is AMAZING! Its touching and makes me feel amazing!

   5 out of 5

9. Book-Club-Review-Team
   on 5 September 2011

   This book is about two friends, Walter and Manfred, who are crew aboard the German ship Bismark. When it sinks they are caught by the English and became prisdoners of war.

   My favourite character was Charley because she was asking loads of questions, thus answering questions I wanted to know the answers of.

   I rate this book infinite/ infinite, a great story that flew by!

   Ben, age 11

   5 out of 5

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