Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith has written at least 93 books. Their most popular book is Babe: The Gallant Pig with 27 saves with an average rating of 4.13⭐.

Author Bio

Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the US. It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

11 released books

Authored 18% of series

Nature Storybooks

Nature Storybooks is a 11-book series with 11 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Dick King-Smith, Martin Jenkins, and Nicola Davies.

Series

2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Read, Listen and Wonder

Read, Listen and Wonder is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Dick King-Smith and Martin Jenkins.

Series

5 primary books7 released books

Authored 0% of series

Sophie

Sophie is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Dick King-Smith~David Parkins, Nancy N. Rue, and Molly Bang.

#1
Sophie's Snail
#4
Sophie in the Saddle!
#5
Sophie's First Dance
#8
Sophie tracks a thief
#11
Sophie Loses the Lead