Towers and Tales: Michael Morpurgo has a burning passion for stories

At 73, and with more than 100 books and millions of sales under his belt, Michael Morpurgo is as enthusiastic as ever about the importance of ‘rattling good yarns’, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Michael Morpurgo tends to use the phrase “rattling good yarn” quite a bit. The acclaimed children’s author has written more than 100 books across five decades but has never lost sight of what is most important to his young readers — the story.

Morpurgo has written more than 100 books and along with his novels, and is also renowned for his retellings of myths, legends and fables. For him, these stories contain all the necessary ingredients to bewitch young readers.