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. 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''

## References
## Other websites
*Profile at Puffin 
*Bibliography  from Bookseller World
*Book covers from Fantastic Fiction
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