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About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is the former Children's Laureate and best-selling author of over 130 books for children including Private Peaceful Kensuke's Kingdom The Butterfly Lion and War Horse which first performed at the National Theatre in 2007. Michael and his wife Clare started the charity Farms for City Children which runs three farms around the country each offering children and teachers from urban primary schools the chance to live and work in the countryside for a week. www.michaelmorpurgo.com. Kerry Hyndman is an illustrator and mapmaker. She has a Fine Art degree from Newcastle and a Master's in Illustration from Kingston. In the studio she works on a range of projects across editorial advertising and publishing. She has also illustrated David Long's Survivors (Faber 2016). Out of the studio she enjoys snowboarding climbing and cycling. She is also a lecturer in Illustration at Goldsmiths University. www.kerryhyndman.co.uk