Such Stuff, a Story-Makers Inspiration (Signed 1st Edition)

Michael Morpurgo

ISBN 10: 1406364576 / ISBN 13: 9781406364576

Published by Walker Books, 2016

About this Item

Red boards with gilt titles to the spine. Clean pages. Firm binding. Dust jacket is not price clipped. Signed by the author via a bookplate to the front end page. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Such Stuff, a Story-Makers Inspiration (Signed 1st Edition)
• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406364576
• ISBN 13: 9781406364576
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed By Author

About this title

Synopsis

Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller and author of War Horse, shares the secrets and inspirations of his novels.

This insightful collection is the perfect gift for Michael Morpurgo fans who want to understand how writing works and where stories begin. Revealing essays from Michael about more than twenty of his most popular novels are combined with key extracts from his books along with historical context and illuminating background information from Michael’s brother Mark. Stunning illustrations from Michael Foreman, photographs and facsimiles complete the immersive experience.

About the Authors

Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the greatest storytellers for children writing today and has written more than one hundred books, the most famous of which, War Horse, has been adapted for stage and screen to international acclaim. He has won numerous major literary awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize and the Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and was Children’s Laureate 2003–2005. In 2006 he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to literature, and in 2018 he was made a Knight Bachelor. Michael now lives on a farm in Devon with his wife, Clare, and describes himself as “oldish, married with three children, and a grandfather six times over”. Visit Michael's website at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.

One of the most outstanding creators of children’s picture books today, Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway award three times and two Nestlé Smarties prizes.