Winner of the Sydney Taylor Award 1990 (Award for Older Readers), and 2003 (Notable Book for Older Readers). Three-time gold winner of the Right Start Magazine Best Toy Awards (book category) in 1997, 2000 and 2002; nominated for Kate Greenaway Award, 2002; elected Master of the Art Workers' Guild 1999; Distinguished Mention in W. H. Smith Illustration Awards, 1991. Winner of the the Surrey Book Award 2012; winner of the Lancashire Schools Fantastic Book Award; awarded Blue Peter 'Book of the Month'; awarded Radio 4 Open Book 'Book of the Year'. Winner of Mumsnet Book of the Year for 3-4 year olds, 2011; shortlisted for Nestlé Smarties Prize, Young Telegraph Book of the Year, Blue Peter Book of the Year, and Stockton Children's Book of the Year. Shortlisted for a Kate Greenaway Award, 2003. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, 1982 and1989; the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9-11 years (Gold Award), 1993; the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9-11 years (Silver Award, 1997).

Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's most well-known and best-loved authors. A prolific writer, he has won numerous awards.