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About Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. Later he taught at a village primary school. His first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978. He wrote a great number of children’s books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry’s Mad, Noah’s Brother, The Queen’s Nose, Martin’s Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriet’s Hare (winner of the Children’s Book Award in 1995). At the British Book Awards in 1991 he was voted Children’s Author of the Year. In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children’s literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight. Discover more about Dick King-Smith at: dickkingsmith.com

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National Cat Day (US)

A remarkable book that your children will love. Dumpling by Dick King-Smith.

7 days ago

National Cat Day (US)

Why not try The Catlady by Dick King-Smith. Published by Young Corgi.

7 days ago

National Cat Day (US)

Loving Fat Lawrence by Dick King-Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

7 days ago

National Cat Day (US)

Fat Lawrence is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Puffin.

7 days ago

National Cat Day (US)

The Mouse Family Robinson is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

7 days ago

UK Sausage Week

It's Sausage Week - Dumpling by Dick King-Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK is a brilliantly hilarious picturebook!

8 days ago

National Tell A Story Day

Books can be so much fun, why not share this one Fat Lawrence by Dick King-Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK

9 days ago

National Tell A Story Day

Books can be so much fun, why not share this one Blessu by Dick King-Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK

9 days ago

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