Michael Morpurgo Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

19^th November 2014

Fact: War Horse author Michael Morpurgo has been nominated for a prestigious Costa Prize for his latest novel Listen to the Moon. He will compete against three other shortlisted writers for the 2014 Costa Children's Book Award.

27^th January 2012

Fact: Steven Spielberg's hit movie adaptation of War Horse has dramatically boosted sales of the book - Michael Morpurgo's novel has sold more copies in the U.K. in two weeks than it did worldwide in the 25 years after it was first published in 1982.