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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
Also includes: King-Smith (1)

Members	Reviews	Popularity	Rating	Favorited	Events
14,510 (15,031)	227	1,178	(3.8)	6	0

Series

The Jolly Witch

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Works by Dick King-Smith

Babe: The Gallant Pig 1,535 copies, 27 reviews

The School Mouse 879 copies, 5 reviews

A Mouse Called Wolf 858 copies, 13 reviews

Pigs Might Fly 630 copies, 6 reviews

The Water Horse 588 copies, 15 reviews

Martin's Mice 475 copies, 5 reviews

Lady Lollipop 410 copies, 21 reviews

Ace: The Very Important Pig 391 copies, 4 reviews

Harriet's Hare 369 copies, 3 reviews

Funny Frank 337 copies, 4 reviews

The Hodgeheg 322 copies, 3 reviews

I Love Guinea Pigs 293 copies, 3 reviews

Harry's Mad 272 copies, 3 reviews

The Fox Busters 260 copies, 2 reviews

Smasher 239 copies, 2 reviews

Mr. Ape 229 copies, 4 reviews

Three Terrible Trins 215 copies, 4 reviews

The Invisible Dog 204 copies, 4 reviews

All Pigs Are Beautiful: Read and Wonder 190 copies, 4 reviews

Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig 187 copies, 3 reviews

The Stray 186 copies, 4 reviews

The Cuckoo Child 165 copies, 2 reviews

Sophie's Snail 164 copies, 3 reviews

George Speaks 155 copies, 2 reviews

Sophie's Tom 150 copies

Spider Sparrow 144 copies, 3 reviews

Puppy Love 144 copies

The Queen's Nose 141 copies, 1 review

The Merman 120 copies, 1 review

Sophie Hits Six 110 copies, 1 review

Sophie in the Saddle 109 copies, 1 review

Sophie's Lucky 108 copies, 1 review

The Mouse Butcher 105 copies, 1 review

The Nine Lives of Aristotle 105 copies, 1 review

Sophie Is Seven 100 copies, 1 review

The Golden Goose 96 copies, 3 reviews

Magnus Powermouse 95 copies, 1 review

Saddlebottom 95 copies, 1 review

Mr. Potter's Pet 86 copies

Billy the Bird 85 copies

Animal Stories 85 copies

Horse Pie 81 copies

The Robber Boy 77 copies

Clever Lollipop 73 copies, 1 review

Dinosaur Trouble 72 copies, 1 review

The Spotty Pig 71 copies, 2 reviews

Titus Rules! 70 copies, 2 reviews

Sophie's Adventures 69 copies, 1 review

King Max 61 copies

Dodos Are Forever (Puffin Books) 60 copies

Lady Daisy (Puffin Books) 59 copies, 1 review

The Guard Dog 59 copies, 1 review

The Catlady 57 copies, 1 review

The Finger Eater (Sprinters) 57 copies

Babe, the Sheep-Pig [Penguin Readers] 56 copies, 20 reviews

Blessu (Colour Young Puffins) 54 copies

The Roundhill 53 copies, 2 reviews

Noah's Brother 51 copies, 1 review

Happy Mouseday 50 copies, 1 review

Pretty Polly 50 copies, 1 review

The Swoose 50 copies

E. S. P.: Eric Stanley Pigeon 50 copies

Connie and Rollo 49 copies

Clever Duck 48 copies

All Because of Jackson 48 copies

Charlie Muffin's Miracle Mouse 47 copies, 1 review

Tumbleweed (Puffin Books) 45 copies, 1 review

Dragon Boy 43 copies, 1 review

The Twin Giants 42 copies, 4 reviews

How Green Was My Mouse 41 copies

Hairy Hezekiah 40 copies, 3 reviews

Godhanger 39 copies

Dick King-Smith's Animal Friends: Thirty-two Stories 39 copies

Find the White Horse 39 copies

Back to Front Benjy (Young Puffin Story Books S.) 38 copies

The Mouse Family Robinson 38 copies, 2 reviews

Mysterious Miss Slade 37 copies

The Witch of Blackberry Bottom 36 copies, 1 review

Triffic: The Extraordinary Pig 35 copies

Paddy's Pot of Gold 33 copies

Sophie's Further Adventures 32 copies

Chewing the Cud 32 copies, 1 review

Dumpling 31 copies

Sheep Pig And Ace Tie In 30 copies

Emily's Legs 30 copies

Treasure Trove 28 copies

Hogsel and Gruntel and other animal stories (Author) 27 copies

Fat Lawrence (Colour Young Puffin) 27 copies

Jungle Jingles and Other Animal Poems 27 copies

The Big Pig Book 27 copies

Magic Carpet Slippers 27 copies

Poppet (Colour Young Puffin) 27 copies

Omnibombulator 27 copies, 1 review

A Narrow Squeak and Other Animal Stories (Young Puffin Read Aloud S.) 27 copies

The Clockwork Mouse (Penguin Children's 60s) 26 copies

The Adventurous Snail 25 copies

Alphabeasts 25 copies, 2 reviews

The Jolly Witch 25 copies, 1 review

The Ghost At Codlin Castle And Other Stories 22 copies

Under the Mishmash Trees 21 copies

Just Binnie 21 copies, 1 review

The Merrythought 21 copies, 2 reviews

Countryside Treasury 19 copies

Friends and Brothers (Mammoth storybook) 17 copies

The Whistling Piglet 16 copies, 1 review

Dinosaur School (Colour Young Puffins) 16 copies

Bobby the Bad 15 copies, 1 review

The Animal Parade: A Collection of Stories and Poems 15 copies

Julius Caesar's Goat (Young Puffin Story Books) 15 copies

Ninnyhammer 13 copies

Animal Tales 12 copies

Dick King-Smith Omnibus Edition: "ESP", "Guard Dog", "Horse Pie" 11 copies

Philibert the First and Other Stories (Young Puffin Story Books) 11 copies

Yob (Banana Books) 11 copies, 1 review

Cuckoobush Farm 11 copies

Henry Pond the Poet (Read Alone) 11 copies

Lightning Strikes Twice 10 copies

More Animal Stories 10 copies

Horace and Maurice 9 copies

Here Comes Sophie 9 copies

Robin Hood and His Miserable Men (Read It Yourself) 9 copies

Thinderella (Young Fiction Read-it-yourself) 9 copies

Awesome Animal Stories (10-in-1) (Contributor) 8 copies

The Excitement of Being Ernest (Yellow storybooks) 8 copies

Lightning Fred 8 copies

The Complete Sophie Stories 7 copies

Topsy-turvy Storybook 7 copies

Mrs. Jollipop 7 copies

My Animal Friends 6 copies

Tumbledown Farm: The Greatest 6 copies

The Crowstarver (A Puffin Book) 6 copies

Read and Wonder Small Animals 6 copies

Super Terrific Pigs 6 copies

The Big Book of Animal Stories 6 copies

Your Favourite Farm Stories Collection 6 copies

H. Prince 6 copies

Farmer Bungle Forgets 6 copies

Funny Stories (Walker treasuries) 5 copies

What Sadie Saw (Young Hippo) 5 copies

Warlock Watson (Young Hippo) 5 copies

Country Watch: Animals to Look Out for in the Countryside (Puffin Books) 5 copies

Stories for Six-Year-Olds (Treasure) 4 copies

Stories for Five-Year-Olds (Treasure) 4 copies

Ace & Noah's Brother 4 copies

Uncle Bumpo (Hippo Fiction) 4 copies

Dick King-Smith's Water Watch (Puffin Books) 4 copies

Dirty Gertie Mackintosh 4 copies

Dumpling and other stories 4 copies

Mrs. Jolly's Brolly 4 copies

The Great Sloth Race (Colour Young Puffin) 4 copies

Babe and Other Pig Tales: "Daggie Dogfoot", "Ace", "The Sheep-Pig" 4 copies

Animal Stories a Walker Treasury (Treasure) 3 copies

Aristóteles, el mejor gato para una bruja 3 copies

Fox Busters(Tetley Edition) 3 copies

Beware of the Bill 3 copies

Huge Red Riding Hood (Read It Yourself) 3 copies

Martin's Mice and Daggie Dogfoot 3 copies

The Big Book of Short Stories 3 copies

Freddie, der Held 3 copies

Town-Watch Look out for Wildlife in Your Town 3 copies

Já a moje příšera 2 copies

The Sophie Stories (Walker Starters) 2 copies

Merman 2 copies

The Rats of Meadowsweet Farm 2 copies

Alice and Flower and Foxianna 2 copies

Pets for Keeps (Puffin Books) 2 copies

Caruso's Cool Cats (Read and Listen) (Read & Listen) 2 copies

The Jolly Witch Trilogy: "The Jolly Witch", "Mrs Jollypop", "Mrs… 2 copies

Magical Stories (Walker Treasuries) 2 copies

Genio/ Genius (Altamar/ At See) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

Beau comme un cochon 1 copy

Vattenhästen 1 copy

o mythos tis limnis / ο μύθος της λίμνης 1 copy

Heldiggrisen babe 1 copy

eimai enas vatrachos mikroulis, o emmanouil a. mpakakoulis 1 copy

Mon petit frère est un génie 1 copy

Young Puffin Modern Classics Hodgeheg by Smith Dick King (2012-03-27) 1 copy

Dick King-smith Sophie Stories 6 Books Collection Pack Set (Sophies Snail,… 1 copy

Troetelmuis 1 copy

Dodo Comes to Tumbledown Farm 1 copy

Une surprise pour Sophie 1 copy

Funny Frank & The Guard Dog 1 copy

Une marmite pleine d'or 1 copy

Just in Time (Short Stories) 1 copy

Clever Duck and The Swoose (1 cass Stock no 3213) 1 copy

Books 1 copy

Le petit bandit de grands chemins 1 copy

Dick and Dodo's Books of Pets 1 copy

The Water Horse: Free Extract 1 copy

Prinses Paulien en het paleisvarken 1 copy

Dick King-Smith Collection Box Set 10 Books - A Mouse Called Wolf, ESP,… 1 copy

L'escargot de sophie 1 copy

The Jenius (Young Puffin Story Books) by Dick King-Smith (2004-02-26) 1 copy

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Also by Dick King-Smith

Babe [1995 film] (Original book) 212 copies, 3 reviews

It's Heaven To Be Seven (Contributor) 161 copies, 2 reviews

Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy (Contributor) 60 copies

Babe: Pig in the City [1998 film] (Based on characters by) 52 copies

Ghostly Haunts (Contributor) 16 copies, 1 review

Guardian Angels: Fifteen New Stories by Winners of the "Guardian"… (Contributor) 10 copies

The Methuen Book of Strange Tales (Contributor) 6 copies

Supernatural Stories: Thirteen Tales of the Unexpected (Contributor) 4 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)

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Gloucestershire, England, UK

Queen Charlton, England, UK

Education

Marlborough College

Beaudesert Park School

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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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