20th Anniversary of the Waterstones Children’s Laureate

Michael attended a celebration for the 20th Anniversary of the Waterstones Children’s Laureate at Waterstone’s Piccadilly in London on 11 February. He was Laureate from 2003-2005, a role in which he travelled across the UK and abroad talking about the importance of stories.

Here is a link to a letter he has written about his time as Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate. https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/childrens-laureate/former-laureates/michael-morpurgo/letter-from-a-laureate/

 

 

 

 

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