War horse author michael morpurgo on his influences the. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the smarties prize, blue peter book award and the whitbread award. Blue peter book award for voters award book that made me laugh the loudest 2000. A lifetime of tales from the nations favourite storyteller, and awardwinning author of war horse the perfect gift for any booklover. The results will be announced alongside the winners of the 2020 awards live on blue peters world book day special, on thursday 5 march 2020 at 5. Blue peter prize shortlist announced december 4, 2014 today michael morpurgo appeared live on blue peter to announce the blue peter book awards shortlist where he was also presented with the cbbc show s highest accolade, the gold blue peter badge, for inspiring millions of children with his books. Private peaceful won the 2005 red house childrens book award and the blue peter book of the year award. He was childrens laureate from 2003 to 2005, has written over 100 books and is the winner of many awards, including the whitbread childrens book award, the smarties book prize, the blue peter award and the red house childrens book award. For updates on this years awards, check back on this page. Awards won by michael morpurgo michael was the childrens laureate 20032005, and has won many awards including the whitbread prize for the wreck of the zanzibar, the smarties prize for the butterfly lion the blue peter award for private peaceful and the red house award for shadow. In 2003 michael morpurgo became the third childrens laureate, a scheme he had originally helped to set up with poet ted hughes. Michael morpurgo is one of britains bestloved writers for children.
His first book was published in 1975 and he has since published over 100 titles. Private peaceful by michael morpurgo used very good. Multiaward winning author, michael morpurgo, is one of britains bestloved writers for children and has won many prizes, including the smarties prize, the writers guild award and the blue peter book award for his recent novel, private peaceful, which has also had two successful runs as a play devised by bristol old vic. Winner of the childrens book award 2017 overall winner and winner in the books for younger readers category november 2016 book of the month a what if story based on a true life events, full of descriptions of heroism and selflessness. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Winner of the blue peter book of the year, private peaceful is by the third childrens laureate, michael morpurgo, awardwinning author of war horse. Congratulations to michael morpurgo and michael foreman a dream team.
Pearson education, 2008 canon literature 256 pages. Michael morpurgo crowned red house childrens book award. Winner of the blue peter book award 2005 in the uk. Six books in the running for the 15th blue peter book award, including chris riddells new goth girl adventure and, for the first time. He is also the author of war horse, which has been made into a tony awardwinning broadway play and a golden globe. To know more about his childhood, profile, career and timeline read on. Another michael morpurgo book that will affect the average reader emotionally. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the blue peter book awards. Michael morpurgo was 20032005 childrens laureate, has written over one hundred books and is the winner of numerous awards, including the whitbread childrens book award, the blue peter book award, the smarties book prize and the red house childrens book award. Michael morpurgo about the author michael morpurgo obe is one of britains bestloved writers for children. Michael morpurgo obe is one of britains bestloved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. Shortlisted for the carnegie medal 2003, whitbread award 2003, and winner of the red house book award 2004. Michael morpurgo has an unparalleled reputation as a childrens storyteller. He was the third uk childrens laureate and he has won the childrens book award, the nestle childrens book prize and the blue peter book of the year award.
Michael morpurgo announces blue peter book award 2015. The blue peter book awards 2019 celebrates childrens books published in the. Six books in the running for the 15th blue peter book award, including chris riddells new goth girl adventure and, for the first time ever, a comic strip skip to main content the. Michael morpurgo wins recordbreaking fourth childrens. Michael was writerinresidence at the savoy hotel from january to april 2007, and previously he was great britains childrens laureate from 2003 to. Six books in the running for the 15th blue peter book award, including chris riddells new goth girl adventure and, for the first time ever, a. Michael morpurgo biography childhood, life achievements. Previous blue peter book award winners include onjali rauf, cressida cowell, michael morpurgo, katherine rundell, oliver jeffers and liz pichon. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the smarties prize, the whitbread award and the blue peter book award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global.
His books have won the whitbread award the wreck of zanzibar, the smarties book prize the butterfly lion, the childrens book award kensukes kingdom and cercle dor prix sorciere king of the cloud forests, the blue peter book award and the califonia. Michael morpurgo obe is one of the uks bestloved authors for children and young people. Michael morpurgo is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. His inspiration came from a visit to ypres where he was shocked to discover how many young soldiers were courtmartialled and shot for cowardice during the first world war. He was named as the third childrens laureate in may 2003. Blue peter award for morpurgos first world war childrens novel.
The most comprehensive and definitive michael morpurgo collection ever, this gorgeous edition features twentyfive enchanting short stories by the nations favourite storyteller as well as extracts from twentyfive of his bestloved novels. Blue peter, in partnership with booktrust, the uks largest childrens reading. He taught for ten years in both state and private schools and is married with three children and six grandchildren. About michael morpurgo michael morpurgo is one of britains bestloved childrens book writers.
He has written more than one hundred books, sold more than 35 million copies worldwide and has won the smarties book prize, the whitbread award, and the blue peter book award. The awards have been managed by reading charity, booktrust, since 2006. Read or listen to michael morpurgo books and audiobooks. Check out our archive for information on other years. Blue peter prize shortlist announced michael morpurgo. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the j m barrie award, the smarties prize, the blue peter book award and the whitbread award. The power of dreaming with michael morpurgo authorfy. Michael morpurgo obe is one of britains bestloved childrens book writers. He has written more than one hundred books and has won the smarties book prize, the whitbread award, and the.
His novel private peaceful was selected by a panel of. Michael was writerinresidence at the savoy hotel from january to april 2007, and previously he was great britains childrens laureate from 2003 to 2005, a role. The blue peter book awards are a set of literary awards for childrens books conferred by the bbc television programme blue peter. Whitbread childrens book award for the wreck of the. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. Blue peter book award winners include cressida cowell, michael morpurgo. Blue peter book awards 2020 vote for the best childrens book bbc. In this section, you can take a trip back in time to find out all about previous winners of the blue peter book awards, including michael morpurgo, katherine.
Michael morpurgo audio books, best sellers, author bio. Michael foreman picked up the award on behalf of michael morpurgo and himself. Michaels work has been adapted for screen and stage, and he was the childrens. King of the cloud forests, the blue peter book award and the califonia young reader medal private peaceful, the independent booksellers book of the year award alone on a wide wide sea and several have been shortlisted for the carnegie medal.
The blue peter book awards are a set of literary awards for childrens books conferred by the. Michael morpurgo is, in his own words, oldish, married with three children. He has written more than 100 books and has won the smarties prize, the whitbread award, and most recently the blue peter book award for private peaceful. Five of his books have been made into movies and two have been adapted for television. Michael morpurgo obe is one of britains best loved writers for children. As part of the celebrations, we have created a brand new viewers vote award. His recent bestselling novels include listen to the moon, a medal for leroy and shadow. Blue peter award for morpurgos first world war childrens.
His recent bestselling novels include shadow, an elephant in the garden and born to run. War horse author michael morpurgo on his influences. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the smarties prize, the blue peter book award and the whitbread award.
Michael morpurgo, the former childrens laureate and author of more than 100 books, has another accolade to add to his collection. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the smarties prize, the whitbread award and the blue peter book award. It might be aimed at the 812 year old audience but it would take someone with a heart of stone not to feel something reading this. Blue peter book awards 2020 vote for the best childrens. Michael morpurgo is one of the most famous british childrens story writers, who has been hailed as the childrens laureate. Michael morpurgo crowned red house childrens book award winner june, 2011 michael morpurgos victory was announced at an awards luncheon held at the birmingham botanical gardens, attended by over 200 people, including more than 80 children from across the country, all of whom were involved in the voting. Michael foreman with children from the solihull childrens book group at the announcement of the 2017 childrens book award where an eagle in the snow was the overall winner. He is also the author of war horse, which has been made into a tony awardwinning broadway play and a golden globenominated film.
It won the 2005 red house childrens book award and the blue peter book of the year award and was shortlisted for the 2004 whitbread childrens book award. Michael morpurgo is a renowned writer of recent times who has penned award winning books like war horse, the lion butterfly and. Sir michael morpurgo is one of britains bestloved writers for children. Michael morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the whitbread award, the smarties award, the circle of gold award, the childrens book award and has been shortlisted for the carnegie medal four times. The blue peter book awards 2020 celebrates childrens books published in the last year in two categories. In 1999 he was awarded an mbe for services to youth, and in 2006 he was awarded an obe. Michael morpurgo, the former childrens laureate and author of more than 100 books, now has yet another accolade to add to his collection. He has written more than one hundred books and has won the smarties book prize, the whitbread award, and the blue peter book award for private peaceful. Michael morpurgo obe was born in 1943 in st albans and was educated at kings canterbury, sandhurst and kings college london. Michael morpurgo announces blue peter book award 2015 shortlist. Podkin oneear by kieran larwood, samuel blink and the forbidden forest by matt haig, room on the broom by.