Order of Michael Morpurgo Books
Michael Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwrith and librettist. He is best known for authoring the classic children’s novel, War Horse. As an author, he is known for his unique style of “magical storytelling” with strong themes of triumph and characters who have a strong relationship with nature.
Morpurgo’s biological parents were both actors, but his mother married Jack Morpurgo while his real father was away at war. Morpurgo was a professor of American Literature at the University of Leeds and raised Michael. He graduating from King’s College London and would work as a teacher briefly before getting into writing. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours for services to literature and charity.
Publication Order of Muck & Magic Books
| Muck & Magic | (1995) |    |
| More Muck and Magic | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Mudpuddle Farm Books
| Martians at Mudpuddle Farm | (1983) | |
| Mossop's Last Chance | (1988) | |
| Albertine, Goose Queen | (1989) | |
| Jigger's Day Off | (1990) | |
| Pigs Might Fly! | (1991) | |
| Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! | (1998) | |
| Alien Invasion! | (2018) | |
| Hee-Haw Hooray! | (2018) | |
Publication Order of War Horse Books
| War Horse | (1982) | |
| Farm Boy | (1997) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Long Way Home | (1975) | |
| Friend or Foe | (1979) | |
| The Nine Lives of Montezuma | (1980) | |
| Miss Wirtles Revenge | (1981) | |
| Twist of Gold | (1983) | |
| Little Foxes | (1984) | |
| Why the Whales Came | (1985) | |
| Tom's Sausage Lion | (1986) | |
| King of the Cloud Forests | (1987) | |
| My Friend Walter | (1988) | |
| Mr. Nobody's Eyes | (1989) | |
| Waiting for Anya | (1990) | |
| The Sandman and the Turtles | (1992) | |
| The War of Jenkin's Ear | (1993) | |
| Arthur, High King of Britain | (1994) | |
| The Dancing Bear | (1994) | |
| The Wreck of the Zanzibar | (1995) | |
| The Butterfly Lion | (1996) | |
| The Ghost of Grania O'Malley | (1996) | |
| Robin of Sherwood | (1996) | |
| Joan of Arc | (1998) | |
| Red Eyes at Night | (1998) | |
| Sparrow | (1998) | |
| Escape from Shangri-La | (1998) | |
| Wartman | (1998) | |
| Kensuke's Kingdom | (1999) | |
| Dear Olly | (2000) | |
| Billy the Kid | (2000) | |
| Who's a Big Bully Then? | (2000) | |
| Black Queen | (2000) | |
| Toro! Toro! | (2001) | |
| Out of the Ashes | (2001) | |
| Private Peaceful | (2001) | |
| The Last Wolf | (2002) | |
| Mr. Skip | (2002) | |
| Cool! | (2002) | |
| The Sleeping Sword | (2002) | |
| I Believe in Unicorns | (2005) | |
| The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips | (2005) | |
| Alone on a Wide Wide Sea | (2006) | |
| Beowulf | (2006) | |
| The Mozart Question | (2007) | |
| Born to Run / Best Mates | (2007) | |
| Kaspar the Titanic Cat | (2008) | |
| An Elephant in the Garden | (2009) | |
| Running Wild | (2009) | |
| Shadow | (2010) | |
| Little Manfred | (2011) | |
| A Medal for Leroy | (2012) | |
| Outlaw | (2012) | |
| Listen to the Moon | (2014) | |
| An Eagle in the Snow | (2015) | |
| The Fox and the Ghost King | (2016) | |
| Lucky Button | (2017) | |
| Toto | (2017) | |
| Flamingo Boy | (2018) | |
| In the Mouth of the Wolf | (2018) | |
| The Snowman | (2018) | |
| The Day the World Stopped Turning | (2019) | |
| Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver | (2019) | |
| Not Bad for a Bad Lad | (2020) | |
| When Fishes Flew | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| Thumbelina | (0) | |
| Mum's The Word | (1995) | |
| Cool as a Cucumber | (2003) | |
| Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | (2004) | |
| A Visit to the Farm | (2005) | |
| Fox Friend | (2005) | |
| This Morning I Met a Whale | (2008) | |
| The King in the Forest | (2008) | |
| Hansel and Gretel | (2008) | |
| The Kites Are Flying | (2009) | |
| Homecoming | (2012) | |
| Meeting Cezanne | (2013) | |
| Snug | (2013) | |
| The Castle in the Field | (2013) | |
| Pinocchio | (2013) | |
| Minikid | (2014) | |
| Half a Man | (2014) | |
| My Father is a Polar Bear | (2015) | |
| Clare and her Captain | (2015) | |
| Peter and the Wolf | (2016) | |
| The Giant's Necklace | (2016) | |
| Owl or Pussycat? | (2020) | |
| Carnival of the Animals | (2021) | |
| Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns | (2022) | |
| A Song of Gladness: A Story of Hope for Us and Our Planet | (2022) | |
| Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm | (2022) | |
| There Once is a Queen | (2022) | |
| Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Thatcher Jones | (1975) | |
| Conker | (1987) | |
| Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey | (1987) | |
| Snakes and Ladders | (1994) | |
| Blodin the Beast | (1995) | |
| Sam's Duck | (1996) | |
| Wombat Goes Walkabout | (1999) | |
| The Rainbow Bear | (1999) | |
| The Silver Swan | (2000) | |
| Mairi's Mermaid | (2001) | |
| Colly's Barn | (2002) | |
| Gentle Giant | (2003) | |
| Little Albatross | (2004) | |
| Dolphin Boy | (2004) | |
| It's a Dog's Life | (2004) | |
| Cockadoodle-doo Mr. Sultana! | (2004) | |
| The Best Christmas Present in the World | (2004) | |
| On Angel Wings | (2006) | |
| King In The Forest | (2008) | |
| The Best of Times | (2009) | |
| The Pied Piper of Hamelin | (2011) | |
| Where My Wellies Take Me | (2012) | |
| Beauty and the Beast | (2013) | |
| The Goose Is Getting Fat | (2013) | |
| All I Said Was | (2014) | |
| Mimi and the Mountain Dragon | (2015) | |
| We Are Not Frogs | (2016) | |
| Didn't We Have a Lovely Time! | (2016) | |
| Our Jacko | (2018) | |
| Grandpa Christmas | (2018) | |
| Poppy Field | (2018) | |
| Coming Home | (2018) | |
| The Puffin Keeper | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Plays
| The Voices of Children | (2010) | |
| 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| It Never Rained | (1974) | |
| All Around the Year | (1979) | |
| The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories | (1985) | |
| The Marble Crusher and Other Stories | (1992) | |
| Beyond the Rainbow Warrior | (1997) | |
| The Kingfisher Book of Great Boy Stories | (2000) | |
| From Hereabout Hill | (2000) | |
| Because a Fire Was in My Head | (2001) | |
| The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables | (2004) | |
| War | (2005) | |
| Old Sticky | (2005) | |
| Singing for Mrs Pettigrew | (2006) | |
| Wild at Heart | (2008) | |
| Animal Tales | (2009) | |
| Snow Tales | (2012) | |
| Christmas Stories | (2012) | |
| Of Lions and Unicorns | (2013) | |
| Stories of War | (2013) | |
| Island Tales | (2013) | |
| Greatest Animal Stories | (2017) | |
| Greatest Magical Stories | (2018) | |
| Magical Myths and Legends | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Red Hot Reads Books
| Ghost Stories | (1988) | |
| Mystery | (1996) | |
| Mystifying | (1996) | |
| Mystery Stories | (1996) | |
| Ballet Stories | (1997) | |
| Detective Stories | (1998) | |
| Animal Stories | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Living Poets | (1975) | |
| Horse & Pony Stories | (1992) | |
| Ghostly Haunts | (1995) | |
| Simply the Best | (1996) | |
| Fantasy: Red Hot Reads | (2004) | |
| Three for Tea | (2006) | |
| Canon Fire | (2008) | |
| The Birthday Book | (2008) | |
| Free?: Stories About Human Rights | (2009) | |
| Ox-Tales: Water | (2009) | |
| Just When Stories | (2010) | |
| Magic Beans | (2011) | |
| Everywhere | (2012) | |
| Only Remembered | (2014) | |
| The Great War | (2014) | |
If You Like Michael Morpurgo Books, You’ll Love…
War Horse takes place during World War I when Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the army to go to World War I on the Western Front. Albert, the farmer’s son, is sad to see him go and Joey’s heart aches for him as he leaves. Joey is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers off the battlefield. Some of the soldiers are not much older than Albert which makes Joey wish for home, and the danger of war makes him think that he might never make it back to him.
Another popular book by Morpurgo is Beowulf. The book tells the classic story of Beowulf, a Scandinavian warrior who fought three evils that were so powerful they nearly brought down entire kingdoms. This version of the story manages to cover all of the major parts of the classic story while still being child friendly. The story is rather enthralling with elements of heroes, monsters, and battles that will keep kids enthralled. The book features great illustrations by Michael Foreman.