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  • Michael Morpurgo

    Michael Morpurgo

    Multi-award winning author, Michael Morpurgo, is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. This picture shows him signing books for children at the Party at the Palace in the summer, 2006. Michael was born in 1943 and attended schools in London, Sussex and Canterbury. He studied...

  • Michael Scott

    Michael Scott

    Dublin-born Michael Scott began writing eighteen years ago, and has published such diverse works as a critically-acclaimed fantasy trilogy entitled Tales of the Bard, the best-selling historical novel, Seasons, the non-fiction An Irish Herbal, the definitive Irish Folk and Fairy Tales series,...

  • Michelle Magorian

    Michelle Magorian

    From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Goodnight Mister Tom comes Just Henry, a gripping mystery-thriller and an insightful snapshot of time. Set in post-war Britain it is the story of a young boy who escapes the bleakness of his life through his passion for cinema. But when He...

  • Mike Lancaster

    Mike Lancaster

    Mike Lancaster was born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, in the UK and as a child lived in small rural villages in the area. When he was eleven he found himself living in a vast council estate after his parents split up. Mike always wanted to be a writer and has spent several years doing...

  • Mike Wilks

    Mike Wilks

    Mike Wilks is an artist and illustrator and has written nine books including the global bestseller 'The Ultimate Alphabet' (Pavilion Books, 1987). He won a scholarship to art school when he was 13 and went on to run his own design consultancy for several years. He then began to spend mo...

  • Miranda Krestovnikoff

    Miranda Krestovnikoff

    For as long as Miranda Krestovnikoff can remember, she has always loved to be outdoors. Her passion for wildlife started early on by observing animals in the wild and keeping a veritable menagerie at home in the laundry room! Miranda studied Zoology at Bristol University and even before...

  • Miriam Moss

    Miriam Moss

    Miriam is an award winning author of more than 75 children's books, both information and fiction. Her fiction includes picture books, novelty books and poetry, and recently short stories for the adult market. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages. Miriam has had wide exp...

  • Miriam Stoppard

    Miriam Stoppard

    Dr Miriam Stoppard is Britain's bestselling childcare author. As a popular medical writer and broadcaster, and in her daily column for The Mirror, she has helped millions of people deal with life's emotional problems and healthdifficulties. Well known for her practical, sympathetic appro...