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Fresh from his foray into Hollywood stardom, Babe gets a new cover for the
"Knopf Paperbacks" line."An animal fantasy which will inevitably be
compared to "Charlotte's Web."..Combines a robust pleasue in the smell and
feel of rural surroundings with a humorous affection for all living
creatures...a splendid book." "The Horn Book," starred review
An ALA Notable Book
A "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor Book
A "Horn Book" Fanfare Honor Book
An IRA/CBC Children's Choice
An NCTE Teachers' Choice
"Knopf Paperbacks" line."An animal fantasy which will inevitably be
compared to "Charlotte's Web."..Combines a robust pleasue in the smell and
feel of rural surroundings with a humorous affection for all living
creatures...a splendid book." "The Horn Book," starred review
An ALA Notable Book
A "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor Book
A "Horn Book" Fanfare Honor Book
An IRA/CBC Children's Choice
An NCTE Teachers' Choice
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An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book An IRA-CBC Children's Choice An NCTE Teachers' Choice
"A hilarious fantasy about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe is a barnyard charmer." --The Washington Post on the film adaptation
"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web. . . . A splendid book." --The Horn Book, starred review "Impossible to resist." --Booklist, starred review "One of the most delightful children's authors." --The Guardian on Dick King-Smith
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"A hilarious fantasy about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe is a barnyard charmer." --The Washington Post on the film adaptation
"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web. . . . A splendid book." --The Horn Book, starred review "Impossible to resist." --Booklist, starred review "One of the most delightful children's authors." --The Guardian on Dick King-Smith
Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books that have received critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Among his well-loved novels are Babe: The Gallant Pig, Harry's Mad, Martin's Mice, Ace: The Very Important Pig, The Robber Boy, The Invisible Dog, Three Terrible Trins, Harriet's Hare, The Stray, A Mouse Called Wolf, and Mr. Ape. Mr. King-Smith passed in away in 2011, but his stories live on.
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- PublisherYearling Books
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0679873937
- ISBN 13 9780679873938
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages118
- IllustratorManwill Kashiwagi Melissa
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