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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 Crowstarver
Mr Ape
The Guard Dog
Dick King-Smith's Book of Pets
The Sheep-pig
The Hodgeheg
The Fox Busters
Ninnyhammer
Billy the Bird
E.S.P.
Godhanger
Animal Tales
Happy Mouseday
Connie & Rollo
Harriet's Hare
Titus Rules OK
Horse Pie
All Because of Jackson
Funny Frank
The Invisible Dog and The Sheep Pig bind-up
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
The Adventurous Snail
A Mouse Called Wolf
Omnibombulator
The Catlady
Ambrose Follows His Nose
Fat Lawrence by Dick King-Smith from Puffin is a great cat read!
4 months ago
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read Omnibombulator published by Young Corgi.
8 months ago
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read A Mouse Called Wolf published by Yearling.
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read The Adventurous Snail published by Young Corgi.
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read Ambrose Follows His Nose published by Puffin.
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read The Crowstarver published by Puffin Classics.
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read Jungle Jingles published by Young Corgi.
Happy Birthday Dick King-Smith! Now's the time to read Hairy Hezekiah published by Young Corgi.
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