. MacMillan Children's Book

Macmillan has been publishing children's books for over 150 years, and is the original publisher of much-loved children's classics Alice in Wonderland and The Jungle Book. Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in Britain, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Former Children's Laureate, he has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. He has won many prizes including the Whitbread Award, Smarties Award, Circle of Gold Award, Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times. He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.