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Michael Morpurgo Books in Order
Michael Morpurgo is a renowned author, celebrated for crafting captivating stories for children. His work has been adapted into films, with five of his books making it to the big screen. A master of multiple mediums, Morpurgo also writes screenplays and libretti for opera. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the Second World War, an experience that would later influence his writing. As a passionate advocate for education and youth development, Morpurgo co-founded 'Farms for City Children' with his wife, providing inner-city children with enriching farm experiences. His dedication to this cause earned him and his wife the Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1999, followed by an OBE in 2003 and FRSL in 2004. In 2018, he was knighted for his services to literature and charity. Throughout his life, Morpurgo has been deeply connected to children, drawing inspiration from his own family and experiences, including the Scilly Isles, which has been the setting for three of his books.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Michael Morpurgo's book series? Michael Morpurgo has written 8 book series. The most notable is the Children's series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Michael Morpurgo
- #1
Mum's The Word(1995) - #2
Cool as a Cucumber(2003) - #3
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight(2004) - #4
A Visit to the Farm(2005) - #5Fox Friend(2005)
- #6
This Morning I Met a Whale(2008) - #7
The King in the Forest(2008) - #8
Hansel and Gretel(2008) - #9The Kites Are Flying(2009)
- #10
Homecoming(2012) - #11Meeting Cezanne(2013)
- #12Snug(2013)
- #13The Castle in the Field(2013)
- #14Pinocchio(2013)
- #15
Minikid(2014) - #16
Half a Man(2014) - #17My Father is a Polar Bear(2015)
- #18
Clare and her Captain(2015) - #19Peter and the Wolf(2016)
- #20The Giant's Necklace(2016)
- #21
Owl or Pussycat? (With: Polly Dunbar)(2020) - #22Carnival of the Animals(2021)
- #23
Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns(2022) - #24
A Song of Gladness: A Story of Hope for Us and Our Planet(2022) - #25
Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm (With: Guy Parker-Rees)(2022) - #26
There Once is a Queen(2022) - #27
Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever (With: National Railway Museum, York)(2022)
- #1
Muck & Magic(1995) - #2
More Muck and Magic(2001)
- #1
Martians at Mudpuddle Farm(1983) - #2
Mossop's Last Chance(1988) - #3
Albertine, Goose Queen(1989) - #4
Jigger's Day Off(1990) - #5
Pigs Might Fly!(1991) - #6
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!(1998) - #7
Alien Invasion!(2018) - #8
Hee-Haw Hooray!(2018)
- #1
Thatcher Jones(1975) - #2
Conker(1987) - #3
Jo-Jo the Melon Donkey(1987) - #4Snakes and Ladders(1994)
- #5
Blodin the Beast(1995) - #6
Sam's Duck(1996) - #7Wombat Goes Walkabout(1999)
- #8
The Rainbow Bear(1999) - #9The Silver Swan(2000)
- #10
Mairi's Mermaid(2001) - #11Colly's Barn(2002)
- #12
Gentle Giant(2003) - #13
Little Albatross(2004) - #14
Dolphin Boy(2004) - #15It's a Dog's Life(2004)
- #16Cockadoodle-doo Mr. Sultana!(2004)
- #17
The Best Christmas Present in the World(2004) - #18
On Angel Wings(2006) - #19
King In The Forest(2008) - #20
The Best of Times(2009) - #21
The Pied Piper of Hamelin(2011) - #22
Where My Wellies Take Me(2012) - #23Beauty and the Beast(2013)
- #24The Goose Is Getting Fat(2013)
- #25
All I Said Was(2014) - #26
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon(2015) - #27
We Are Not Frogs(2016) - #28
Didn't We Have a Lovely Time!(2016) - #29
Our Jacko(2018) - #30
Grandpa Christmas (With: Jim Field)(2018) - #31
Poppy Field(2018) - #32
Coming Home(2018) - #33
The Puffin Keeper(2020) - #34
The Ogre Who Wasn't(2024) - #35
The Voices of Children(2010) - #36946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips(2016)
- #37
It Never Rained(1974) - #38
All Around the Year(1979) - #39
The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories(1985) - #40
The Marble Crusher and Other Stories(1992) - #41
Beyond the Rainbow Warrior(1997) - #42
The Kingfisher Book of Great Boy Stories(2000) - #43From Hereabout Hill(2000)
- #44Because a Fire Was in My Head(2001)
- #45The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables(2004)
- #46
War(2005) - #47
Old Sticky(2005) - #48
Singing for Mrs Pettigrew(2006) - #49
Wild at Heart(2008) - #50
Animal Tales(2009) - #51
Snow Tales(2012) - #52
Christmas Stories(2012) - #53
Of Lions and Unicorns(2013) - #54
Stories of War(2013) - #55
Island Tales(2013) - #56Such Stuff: A Story-maker's Inspiration(2016)
- #57
Greatest Animal Stories(2017) - #58
Greatest Magical Stories(2018) - #59
Magical Myths and Legends(2018)
- #1
Mystery (By: Helen Cresswell)(1996) - #2
Mystifying (By: Helen Cresswell)(1996) - #3
Mystery Stories (By: Helen Cresswell)(1996) - #4
Ballet Stories (By: Sally Holmes)(1997) - #5
Detective Stories (By: Philip Pullman)(1998) - #6
Animal Stories(1999) - #7
Living Poets(1975) - #8
Horse & Pony Stories(1992) - #9
Ghostly Haunts(1995) - #10
Simply the Best(1996) - #11
Centuries of Stories(1999) - #12
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads(2004) - #13
Three for Tea(2006) - #14
Canon Fire(2008) - #15
The Birthday Book(2008) - #16
Free?: Stories About Human Rights(2009) - #17
Ox-Tales: Water(2009) - #18
Just When Stories(2010) - #19
Magic Beans(2011) - #20
Everywhere(2012) - #21
Only Remembered(2014) - #22
The Great War(2014) - #23
Flights of Fancy(2019) - #24
The Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories: Big Dreams for Every Child(2023)
- #1
Shape up, Monty! (By: Colin West)(1991) - #2
The Snow Maze (By: Jan Mark)(1992) - #3
Impossible Parents Go Green (By: Brian Patten)(1992) - #4
The Finger Eater (By: Arthur Robins,Dick King-Smith)(1992) - #5
New Big House (By: Debi Gliori)(1992) - #6
My Little Brother (By: Debi Gliori)(1992) - #7
The Haunting of Pip Parker (By: Anne Fine)(1992) - #8
Holly and the Skyboard (By: Ian Whybrow)(1993) - #9
The Baked Bean Kids (By: Ann Pilling)(1993) - #10
The Magic Boathouse (By: Sam Llewellyn)(1994) - #11
Impossible Parents (By: Brian Patten)(1994) - #12
Beware the Killer Coat (By: Susan Gates)(1994) - #13
Art, You're Magic! (By: Sam McBratney)(1994) - #14
Hector the Rat (By: Tony Wilkinson)(1994) - #15
Fighting Dragons (By: Colin West)(1995) - #16
Little Stupendo (By: Jon Blake)(1995) - #17
Ronnie and the Giant Millipede (By: Jenny Nimmo)(1995) - #18
Easy Peasy (By: Sarah Hayes)(1995) - #19
Cup Final Kid (By: Martin Waddell)(1996) - #20
Care of Henry (By: Anne Fine)(1996) - #21
Emmelina and the Monster (By: June Crebbin)(1998) - #22
The Polecat Cafe (By: Sam Llewellyn)(1998) - #23
Flora's Fantastic Revenge (By: Nick Warburton)(2000) - #24
Little Stupendo Files High (By: Jon Blake)(2001) - #25
Patrick's Perfect Pet (By: Annalena McAfee)(2002) - #26
Tricky Nelly Nickleby (By: Berlie Doherty)(2003) - #27Cool as a Cucumber(2003)
- #28
No Tights for George (By: June Crebbin)(2004) - #29
Fearless Fitzroy (By: Alex Merry Kathy Henderson)(2005) - #30
Molly and the Beanstalk (By: Pippa Goodhart)(2006) - #31
Lady-long-legs (By: Jan Mark)(2006) - #32
Tarquin the Wonder Horse (By: June Crebbin)(2006) - #33
The Most Impossible Parents (By: Brian Patten)(2010)
- #1Long Way Home(1975)
- #2Friend or Foe(1979)
- #3The Nine Lives of Montezuma(1980)
- #4
Miss Wirtles Revenge(1981) - #5
Twist of Gold(1983) - #6
Little Foxes(1984) - #7
Why the Whales Came(1985) - #8
Tom's Sausage Lion(1986) - #9King of the Cloud Forests(1987)
- #10
My Friend Walter(1988) - #11
Mr. Nobody's Eyes(1989) - #12
Waiting for Anya(1990) - #13
The Sandman and the Turtles(1992) - #14The War of Jenkin's Ear(1993)
- #15Arthur, High King of Britain(1994)
- #16
The Dancing Bear(1994) - #17The Wreck of the Zanzibar(1995)
- #18The Butterfly Lion(1996)
- #19
The Ghost of Grania O'Malley(1996) - #20
Robin of Sherwood(1996) - #21
Joan of Arc(1998) - #22
Red Eyes at Night(1998) - #23
Sparrow(1998) - #24Escape from Shangri-La(1998)
- #25
Wartman(1998) - #26
Kensuke's Kingdom(1999) - #27Dear Olly(2000)
- #28Billy the Kid(2000)
- #29
Who's a Big Bully Then?(2000) - #30Black Queen(2000)
- #31
Toro! Toro!(2001) - #32
Out of the Ashes(2001) - #33Private Peaceful(2001)
- #34
The Last Wolf(2002) - #35
Mr. Skip(2002) - #36
Cool!(2002) - #37The Sleeping Sword(2002)
- #38
I Believe in Unicorns(2005) - #39
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips(2005) - #40
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea(2006) - #41
Beowulf(2006) - #42The Mozart Question(2007)
- #43
Born to Run / Best Mates(2007) - #44
Kaspar: Prince of Cats(2008) - #45Kaspar the Titanic Cat(2008)
- #46
An Elephant in the Garden(2009) - #47
Running Wild(2009) - #48
Shadow(2010) - #49
Little Manfred(2011) - #50
A Medal for Leroy(2012) - #51
Outlaw(2012) - #52
Listen to the Moon(2014) - #53
An Eagle in the Snow(2015) - #54
The Fox and the Ghost King(2016) - #55
Lucky Button(2017) - #56
Toto(2017) - #57
Flamingo Boy(2018) - #58
In the Mouth of the Wolf(2018) - #59
The Snowman(2018) - #60
The Day the World Stopped Turning(2019) - #61
Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver(2019) - #62
Not Bad for a Bad Lad(2020) - #63
When Fishes Flew(2021)
- #1
War Horse(1982) - #2
Farm Boy(1997)
About Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo is a renowned author, celebrated for crafting captivating stories for children. His work has been adapted into films, with five of his books making it to the big screen. A master of multiple mediums, Morpurgo also writes screenplays and libretti for opera. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the Second World War, an experience that would later influence his writing. As a passionate advocate for education and youth development, Morpurgo co-founded 'Farms for City Children' with his wife, providing inner-city children with enriching farm experiences. His dedication to this cause earned him and his wife the Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1999, followed by an OBE in 2003 and FRSL in 2004. In 2018, he was knighted for his services to literature and charity. Throughout his life, Morpurgo has been deeply connected to children, drawing inspiration from his own family and experiences, including the Scilly Isles, which has been the setting for three of his books.
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