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Saturday, 16 April 2011


Michael Morpurgo!

The Amazing Michael Morpurgo

By HelloWorld (Age 10)

I LOVE Michael Morpurgo. He is great! My favourite book os his is Private Peaceful! it is AMAZING! I loved it! have you read it? If yes then BE HONEST! did you cry like me? I cried at the end! Have you read any more books? If yes could you tell me what happened?





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  • rhianna9 (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 07:53

    I haven't!

  • sweetpea (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 07:58

    Hi! I haven't read private peaceful yet but I like war horse and adolphus tips. I agree he is a wonderful kids author. :)

  • amberlily (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 09:49

    ive read cool! and its about a boy who goes walking his dog and gets hit by a car and he is in hospital for months with no memory, sight or speech. but he is alright at the end. sorry, i havent read that book :)

  • dill3 (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 10:07

    I've read read it to it is really really good!!! It did also make me cry at the end!!! Michael Morpurgo IS MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR at the moment!!!

  • Ellie-mo (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 10:38

    i dont really like his books, sorry!! :(

  • CandyEllz (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 11:21

    I read two books- The Last Wolf (which I can't remember) and Why the Whales Came... when Gracie and Daniel are best friends, the meet the Birdman, who everyone says is crazy but is actually nice and they have real adventures- you should try it! :) :) :)

  • minxymoo (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 11:37

    I havent read many of his books though I have read Kensuke's Kingdom which is AMAZING!

  • PinkBoden (Age 14) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 12:18

    I've read Private Peaceful, Kensuke's Kingdom, Arthur: High King of Britain and Why the Whales Came. I think I've read some other books by him but I can't remember what they're called. They are all excellent books but sad in parts, Private Peaceful is especially sad. :( :)

  • Mirri04 (Age 13) wrote on Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 15:43

    I have read Private Peaceful!I didn't cry,but I found it so,so sad.It was really moving.

  • Rugbygirl (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 17 April 2011 @ 08:46

    I think he is great and I read adolphus tips I Couldn't stop reading it.

  • twihard (Age 14) wrote on Sunday, 17 April 2011 @ 11:37

    i havn't read private peaceful yet even though i have it.I have a huge collection of his book i love born to run and Aldophus tips.

  • Edd12345 (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 17 April 2011 @ 18:38

    I have read Private Peaceful and more- I have written articles about some of his books before. I'll re-write them if you want me to? Just tell me if you do. No, I didn't cry but I did in war horse :).

  • Edd12345 (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 17 April 2011 @ 18:59

    He has the same birthday as me (well I have the same birthday as him considuring he is quite a bit older than me)!

  • honeybun00 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 17 April 2011 @ 19:51

    I have read LOADS of his books but sadly not Private Peacful yet!

  • honeybun00 (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 17 April 2011 @ 19:51

    ^ I meant peaceful

  • PeaceLove (Age 12) wrote on Monday, 18 April 2011 @ 09:41

    I have had a picture taken with him and had his autograph.

  • HelloWorld (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 18 April 2011 @ 10:20

    NO COMMENTS I MEAN EVERYONE LIKES MICHAEL!

  • sean321 (Age 10) wrote on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 @ 20:12

    Michael Morpurgo is a very good writer

  • aquadog26 (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 22 April 2011 @ 06:33

    I cried buckets when I read Private Peaceful, Dear Olly and Cool!

  • aquadog26 (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 22 April 2011 @ 06:34

    Wow, Peacelove!

  • HelloWorld (Age 10) wrote on Friday, 22 April 2011 @ 19:23

    Hi guys, Sorry i wasn't on i was busy! so read anymore michael books lately?? and do u like michael morpurgo nicky??

  • pixie2605 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 30 April 2011 @ 10:36

    i have read private peacful and i didnt cry at the end

  • Meerkat11 (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 13 May 2011 @ 19:41

    I haven't read Private Peaceful. I really want to read War Horse. I've read Alophus Tips, Running Wild, Little Foxes, The 9 lives of Montezuma and I am currently reading Born To Run. It's soo sad! I nearly cried.

  • Ejc (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 14 May 2011 @ 21:07

    i dont really like them

  • gummybear (Age 10) wrote on Monday, 8 August 2011 @ 14:52

    MY BORTHERS ACTUALLY MET HIM HE GOT CHOSEN FROM HIS SCHOOL MICHAEL MORPURGO IS SUCH A TALENTED AUTHOR IM READING KING OF THE CLOUD FORESTS AT THE MOMENT

  • LionLover (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 14 August 2011 @ 13:52

    I've read (from favourite to least favourite) Born To Run, Why the Whales Came, Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea, Cool, Kensuke's Kingdom, Shadow, The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories, Wombat goes Walkabout and Mudpuddle Farm. I LOVE them all!!!!

  • LionLover (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 20 August 2011 @ 10:17

    Oh yeah, and I read War Horse! Deep.

  • LionLover (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 25 August 2011 @ 19:40

    Oh yeah, and Kaspar, Prince of Cats. I'm so forgetful!

  • youtube (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 26 August 2011 @ 16:56

    i havent read this book but i cried when i read a few of his books

  • mmmeerkat (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 @ 11:05

    no offence but I agree with ellie-mo! sorry!

  • sharkster (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 18 September 2011 @ 12:19

    hello gummybear! yes i did see michael morpurgo on a writing course and he is really funny he taught us how to write well and he told us what ideas inspired his books. he read us Little Manfred a few days before it was released and he told us how he wrote it and what gave him the ideas. it was amazing! he is a great writer and I agree with you HelloWorld, private peaceful is my favourite book by far!

  • ellajayne (Age 10) wrote on Thursday, 20 October 2011 @ 20:18

    HI I have nearly read all of the books and he is my favourite.

  • princessKG (Age 10) wrote on Sunday, 30 October 2011 @ 07:04

    I love war horse

  • Fibr33 (Age 13) wrote on Friday, 4 November 2011 @ 21:30

    I've read Private Peaceful, the Dancing Bear, Kensukes Kingdom and Born to Run. Born to Run was definitely the best :D

  • AquaPuppy (Age 11) wrote on Sunday, 13 November 2011 @ 17:30

    My favourite of his books is Adolphus Tips :) I've met him!!!

  • AquaPuppy (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 25 November 2011 @ 17:34

    He was really funny!

  • verbier (Age 12) wrote on Saturday, 10 December 2011 @ 18:30

    i have practicall all his books, he is absouloutely amazing

  • Prunnie (Age 10) wrote on Saturday, 17 December 2011 @ 11:38

    I've read loads of his books but not Private Peaceful because my sister's reading it!!!!!!!! :D

  • bumblej (Age 15) wrote on Sunday, 1 January 2012 @ 19:23

    that book was great and i also love war horse and everyone did you all know that war horse film is coming this year? i saw its on trailer at cimenas last thursday

  • sweetpea (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 @ 12:45

    I have read Private Peaceful and it was sad. :(

  • sweetpea (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 @ 12:47

    @ Candyellz I have got the last wolf but haven't read it but I bought it in the book shop in Fort William in March. =)

  • Alohomora (Age 14) wrote on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 @ 18:18

    i met him he was really nice and he said that the book he signed he hadn't seen in years its one he wrote about a wombat and he was really happy to see it again :)

  • animals1 (Age 13) wrote on Sunday, 5 February 2012 @ 14:45

    I have read it but I did not like it!

  • Bunnycat (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 @ 20:58

    Some of his books I think are a little depressing and boring in parts, but lots are really good. My personal favourite is Kensuke's Kingdom, about a boy who is shipwrecked on an island, then finds a Japanese man is also living on the same island and lives with orangutans. My least favourite is probably the Wreck of the Zanzibar.

  • jessie6580 (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 22 March 2012 @ 19:04

    I LOVE MICHAEL MORPURGO!!!!! I have read all of his books!!! They r all really good!! :)

  • toffee2 (Age 9) wrote on Monday, 16 April 2012 @ 20:57

    Michael Morpurgo is a really good author! I haven't read Private Peacful, but I have read some of his other books and all of them I have read so far have been really good.

  • Em_love_1D (Age 12) wrote on Thursday, 10 May 2012 @ 18:49

    He is definatly by far my fave author!!!! I love his book called Shadow. I wont give much away because you wont wnt to read it if i do. It is about a dog in Afganistahn and a soldier. READ IT!!!! x

  • Em_love_1D (Age 12) wrote on Thursday, 10 May 2012 @ 18:51

    I havent read Private Peaceful. I watched War Horse in the cineama with my school and i cried..it was soooo sad! x

  • LionLover (Age 11) wrote on Thursday, 10 May 2012 @ 20:18

    I read Private Peaceful. It's lovely but sad. I have only cried at one of his books, Running Wild.

  • Shazzy110 (Age 11) wrote on Saturday, 12 May 2012 @ 15:15

    Were reading it as a class book in school.