Dick King-Smith The Sheep-pig : 40th Anniversary Edition Paperback Book

A tale loved by many from one of Britains bestknown authors, this wonderful new edition of The SheepPig comes with a delightful introduction by Michael Morpurgo. The SheepPig is one of Dick KingSmiths most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995.Why cant I learn to be a SheepPig?When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kindhearted sheepdog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he cant be a sheepdog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheeppig. An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book GuardianDick KingSmith is a huge favourite with children ObserverWinner of the Guardian Fiction AwardDick KingSmith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of childrens books, including The SheepPig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harrys Mad, Noahs Brother, The Queens Nose, Martins Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriets Hare (winner of the Childrens Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to childrens literature. Dick KingSmith died in 2011 at the age of eightyeight. | Dick King-Smith The Sheep-pig : 40th Anniversary Edition Paperback Book