Michael Morpurgo is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist, best known for children's novels such as War Horse (1982) and Private Peaceful. His work often features outsiders, the natural world, and vivid settings like the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, serving from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
