Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.
<p>With King Richard gone and the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham ruling in his place the people need a hero – or a whole motley crew of them. Robin Hood and the Outlaws outsmart the usurpers again and again but as in any battle no side escapes without casualties.</p><p>Meanwhile centuries later more lives on than just Robin Hood’s legend. For there is a grave with a silver arrow and a boy destined to discover them in the woods …</p>
