Michael Morpurgo published his most recent collection, Tales from the Farm last year. It is inspired by the farms run by his* Farms for City Children* charity and the animals that live there. With his wife, Clare, he founded the charity forty years ago, to give children from urban areas an opportunity to spend a week working on a farm in the countryside, connected to food, farming and the natural world. He sometimes calls this his best story ever.

Michael’s books have sold more than 35 million copies. He has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. His stories are a staple of every classroom and library across the UK

Naomi Wilkinson is one of the UK's best known children's TV presenters, recognised for her upbeat persona and daredevil attitude, perhaps best well known for presenting and producing the live Channel 5 kids’ show Milkshake!. She won an award in the Best Children’s category at the RTS awards for Nightmares of Nature (CBBC) and was twice nominated as Best Presenter at the prestigious Children’s BAFTA Awards. She has hosted a variety of programmes, for both children and adults, covering nature, adventure, factual entertainment, arts, music and lifestyle. A familiar and trusted voice, Naomi is the proud longstanding president of the Young People's Trust for the Environment. She also supports many other causes that have the welfare of children, care for the environment and protection of wildlife at their centre including Plastic Free Schools, The Woodland Trust, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, National Autistic Society and LunchBowl Network.