Dick King-Smith

**Dick King-Smith** (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was an English author. He wrote many children's books. The most popular was _The Sheep-Pig_. This book was called _Babe the Gallant Pig_ in the United States. The book was made into the movie _Babe_.

## Early life

King-Smith was born on 27 March 1922 in Bitton, Gloucestershire. He grew up in the West Country. He was a student at Beaudesert Park School and Marlborough College. King-Smith was a soldier in World War II. He was a member of the Grenadier Guards in Italy.

## Personal life

He married his first wife, Myrle, in 1943. They had 3 children and 14 grandchildren. Myrle died in 2000. King-Smith then married Zona Bedding, a family friend. He received the Order of the British Empire and an Honorary Master of Education degree.

King-Smith was a farmer for 20 years before he became a teacher and author. King-Smith's first book was _The Fox Busters_. It was published in 1978. He then wrote over a hundred books. Some have been translated into 12 languages.

## Death

King-Smith died on 4 January 2011 at his home in Bath, Somerset. He was 88 years old.

## Writing

- _The Fox Busters_ (1978)
- _Daggie Dogfoot_, retitled in the US as _Pigs Might Fly_ (1980)
- _Magnus Powermouse_ (1982)
- _The Queen's Nose_ (1983)
- _The Sheep-Pig_  (1983)
- _Saddlebottom_ (1985)
- _Noah's Brother_ (1986)
- _The Hodgeheg_ (1987)
- _Tumbleweed_ (1987)
- _Farmer Bungle Forgets_ (1987)
- _Friends and Brothers_ (1987)
- _Cuckoobush Farm_ (1987)
- _George Speaks_ (1988)
- _The Mouse Butcher_ (1988)
- _Emily's Legs_ (1988)
- _Water Watch_ (1988)
- _Dodo Comes to Tumbledown Farm_ (1988)
- _Tumbledown Farm - The Greatest_ (1988)
- _The Jenius_ (1988)
- _Ace_ (1990)
- _Sophie book series_
    - _Sophie's Snail_ (1988)
    - _Sophie's Tom_ (1991)
    - _Sophie Hits Six_ (1991)
    - _Sophie in the Saddle_ (1993)
    - _Sophie Is Seven_ (1994)
    - _Sophie's Lucky_ (1995)
- _Alice And Flower And Foxianna_ (1989)
- _Beware of the Bull_ (1989)
- _The Toby Man_ (1989)
- _Dodos Are Forever_ (1989)
- _The Trouble with Edward_ (1989)
- _Jungle Jingles_ (1990)
- _Blessu_ (1990)
- _Hogsel and Gruntel_ (1990)
- _Paddy's Pot of Gold_ (1990)
- _Alphabeasts_ (1990)
- _The Water Horse_ (1990)
- _The Whistling Piglet_ (1990)
    - _The Jolly Witch_ (1990)
    - _Mrs. Jollipop_ (1996)
    - _Mrs. Jolly's Brolly_ (1998)
- _The Cuckoo Child_ (1991)
- _The Guard Dog_ (1991)
- _Martin's Mice_ (1991)
- _Lightning Strikes Twice_ (1991)
- _Caruso's Cool Cats_ (1991)
- _Dick King-Smith's Triffic Pig Book_ (1991)
- _Find the White Horse_ (1991)
- _Horace and Maurice_ (1991)
- _Lady Daisy_ (1992)
- _Pretty Polly_ (1992)
- _Dick King-Smith's Water Watch_ (1992)
- _The Finger Eater_ (1992)
- _The Ghost At Codlin Castle And Other Stories_ (1992)
- _Super Terrific Pigs_ (1992)
- _The Invisible Dog_ (1993)
- _All Pigs Are Beautiful_ (1993)
- _The Merrythought_ (1993)
- _The Swoose_ (1993)
- _Uncle Bumpo_ (1993)
- _Dragon Boy_ (1993)
- _Horse Pie_ (1993)
- _Harry's Mad_ (1993)
- _Connie and Rollo_ (1994)
- _The School Mouse_ (1994)
- _Triffic: A Rare Pig's Tale_ (1994)
- _Mr. Potter's Pet_ (1994)
- _Harriet's Hare_ (1994)
- _The Excitement of Being Ernest_ (1994)
- _I Love Guinea Pigs_ (1994)
- _Three Terrible Trins_ (1994)
- _Happy Mouseday_ (1994)
- _Bobby the Bad_ (1994)
- _The Clockwork Mouse_ (1995)
- _King Max the Last_ (1995)
- _Omnibombulator_ (1995)
- _The Terrible Trins_ (1995)
- _Warlock Watson_ (1995)
- _All Because of Jackson_ (1995)
- _The Stray_ (1996)
- _Clever Duck_ (1996)
- _Dirty Gertie Macintosh_ (1996)
- _Smasher_ (1996)
- _Godhanger_ (1996)
- _Treasure Trove_ (1996)
- _Mixed-up Max_ (1997)
- _What Sadie Saw_ (1997)
- _The Spotty Pig_ (1997)
- _A Mouse Called Wolf_ (1997)
- _Robin Hood And His Miserable Men_ (1997)
- _Thinderella_ (1997)
- _Puppy Love_ (1997)
- _The Merman_ (1997)
- _Round About 5_ (1997)
- _ Mr Ape_ (1998)
- _How Green Was My Mouse_ (1998)
- _The Big Pig Book_ (1998)
- _Creepy Creatures Bag_ (1998)
- _The Robber Boy_ (1998)
- _The Crowstarver_ (1998)
- _Pig in the City_ (1999)
- _Poppet_ (1999)
- _The Roundhill_ (2000)
- _Spider Sparrow_ (2000)
- _Just in Time_ (2000)
- _The Magic Carpet Slippers_ (2000)
- _Julius Caesar's Goat_ (2000)
- _Mysterious Miss Slade_ (2000)
- _Billy the Bird_ (2000)
- _Lady Lollipop_ (2000)
- _Back to Front Benjy_ (2001)
- _The Great Sloth Race_ (2001)
- _Fat Lawrence_ (2001)
- _Funny Frank_ (2001)
- _Chewing The Cud (Autobiography)_ (2001)
- _Titus Rules!_ (2002)
- _Billy the Bird / All Because of Jackson_ (2002)
- _Story Box_ (2002)
- _The Golden Goose_ (2003)
- _Traffic_ (2003)
- _Clever Lollipop_ (2003)
- _The Adventurous Snail_ (2003)
- _The Nine Lives of Aristotle_ (2003)
- _Aristotle (book)|Aristotle_ (2003)
- _Just Binnie_ (2004)
- _The Catlady_ (2004)
- _Under the Mishmash Trees_ (2005)
- _Hairy Hezekiah_ (2005)
- _Dinosaur Trouble_ (2005)
- _Nosy_ (2005)
- _The Mouse Family Robinson_ (2007)

## TV and movies

- _Harry's Mad_ (1993–1996): TV series based on _Harry's Mad_
- _The Queen's Nose_ (1995–2003): TV Series based on _The Queen's Nose_
- _Babe_ (1995): movie based on _The Sheep-Pig_ a.k.a. _Babe, the Gallant Pig_
- _Babe: Pig in the City_ (1998): movie sequel using King-Smith characters
- _The Foxbusters_ (1999–2000): TV cartoon loosely based on _The Fox Busters_
- _The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep_ (2007): movie based on _The Water Horse_

## Other websites

- Profile at Puffin
- Bibliography  from Bookseller World
- Book covers from Fantastic Fiction

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Dick King-Smith
- **image**: Dick King-Smith.jpg
- **pseudonym**: Dick King-Smith
- **birth name**: Ronald Gordon King-Smith
- **birth place**: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
- **death place**: Bath, England, Bath, Somerset, England
- **period**: 1978–2007
- **occupation**: Novelist
- **nationality**: British people, British
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 3