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Dick King-Smith (1922–2011)

Author of Babe: The Gallant Pig

Includes the names: Dck Kng-Smth, D. King-Smith, Dick King-Smit, Dick King-Smith, Dick King-Smith, Dick King Smith, JON MILLER (ILLUSTRATOR) DICK KING-SMITH, ADRIANO GON (ILLUSTRATOR) DICK KING-SMITH, IAN NEWSHAM (ILLUSTRATOR) DICK KING-SMITH, DAVID PARKINS (ILLUSTRATOR) DICK KING-SMITH ... (see complete list), Illustrated By Cynthia Fisher Dick King-Smith, Illus. Mary Rayner & Liz Graham-Yooll Dick King-Sm, Illustrated by Lynette Hemmant By (author) Dick King-Smith

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Works by Dick King-Smith

Babe: The Gallant Pig 1,368 copies, 26 reviews
The School Mouse 791 copies, 5 reviews
A Mouse Called Wolf 785 copies, 11 reviews
Pigs Might Fly 576 copies, 5 reviews
The Water Horse 527 copies, 15 reviews
Martin's Mice 442 copies, 5 reviews
Lady Lollipop 374 copies, 21 reviews
Ace: The Very Important Pig 342 copies, 3 reviews
Harriet's Hare 326 copies, 3 reviews
Funny Frank 306 copies, 2 reviews
The Hodgeheg 272 copies, 4 reviews
I Love Guinea Pigs 252 copies, 3 reviews
Harry's Mad 236 copies, 2 reviews
The Fox Busters 225 copies, 1 review

Smasher 209 copies, 2 reviews

Mr. Ape 200 copies, 3 reviews

Three Terrible Trins 195 copies, 2 reviews

The Invisible Dog 180 copies, 3 reviews

Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig (Hyperion Chapters) 173 copies, 3 reviews

All Pigs Are Beautiful: Read and Wonder 169 copies, 4 reviews

The Stray 168 copies, 4 reviews

The Cuckoo Child 153 copies, 2 reviews

George Speaks 136 copies, 2 reviews

Spider Sparrow 132 copies, 3 reviews

Sophie's Snail 130 copies, 3 reviews

Puppy Love 125 copies

The Queen's Nose 124 copies

Sophie's Tom 120 copies

The Merman 113 copies, 1 review

The Mouse Butcher 94 copies

Sophie Hits Six 89 copies, 1 review

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Also by Dick King-Smith

Babe [1995 film] (Original book) 159 copies, 3 reviews
It's Heaven To Be Seven (Contributor) 151 copies, 2 reviews
Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy (Contributor) 56 copies
Babe: Pig in the City [1998 film] (Based on characters by) 39 copies
Ghostly Haunts (Contributor) 16 copies, 1 review
Guardian Angels: Fifteen New Stories by Winners of the "Guardian"… (Contributor) 10 copies

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King-Smith, Ronald Gordon

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Birthplace

Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Place of death

Bath, Somerset, England, UK (near)

Places of residence

Gloucestershire, England, UK

Queen Charlton, England, UK

Education

Marlborough College

Beaudesert Park School

Occupations

children's book author

salesman of asbestos suits

time-and-motion clerk

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Order of the British Empire (Officer ∙ 2010)

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The Guardian (UK) obituary

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