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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
The Golden Goose
The Invisible Dog
The Mouse Family Robinson
The Water Horse
Dinosaur Trouble
Harry's Mad
The Magic Carpet Slippers
Under the Mishmash Trees
Just Binnie
Magnus Powermouse
The Queen's Nose
The Swoose
The Jenius
Martin's Mice
Smasher
George Speaks
The Schoolmouse
Dumpling
Blessu
Fat Lawrence
Poppet
Lady Daisy
Hairy Hezekiah
Jungle Jingles
Ambrose Follows His Nose
Harriet's Hare
The Adventurous Snail
A Mouse Called Wolf
Omnibombulator
The Catlady
The Crowstarver
Mr Ape
The Guard Dog
Ninnyhammer
Billy the Bird
E.S.P.
Godhanger
Animal Tales
Happy Mouseday
Connie & Rollo
Titus Rules OK
Horse Pie
All Because of Jackson
Funny Frank
The Hodgeheg
The Sheep-pig
The Fox Busters
Dick King-Smith's Book of Pets
The Invisible Dog and The Sheep Pig bind-up
Dumpling is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Puffin.
5 days ago
You should read Fat Lawrence by Dick King-Smith. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
7 days ago
Why not try The Catlady by Dick King-Smith. Published by Young Corgi.
Could there be a better time to read Fat Lawrence by Dick King-Smith. Published by Puffin.
It's Sausage Week - Dumpling by Dick King-Smith from Puffin is a brilliantly hilarious picturebook!
8 days ago
Books can be so much fun, why not share this one Poppet by Dick King-Smith from Penguin Random House Children's UK
9 days ago
Books can be so much fun, why not share this one The Schoolmouse by Dick King-Smith from Puffin
Books can be so much fun, why not share this one Under the Mishmash Trees by Dick King-Smith from Puffin
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