I'm curious to know what his books are like. I've never had a reason to read them (no kids & I'm not his target audience). Another Michael Morpurgo book I loved was Kensuke's Kingdom. Discovered it thanks to a primary school teacher.It annoys me because there are so many better children’s authors out there. Jaqueline Wilson, Lauren Child, Julia Donaldson, Michael Morpurgo who wrote War Horse. I don’t know why he gets so much acclaim?