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Dick King-Smith

27 March 1922 - 4 January 2011

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.

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  • Cover of: Daggie dogfoot
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  • Cover of: The fox busters
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  • Cover of: The invisible dog
    First published in 1993 13 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition invisibledog00kingrich Cover of edition invisibledog0000king_d2f5 Cover of edition invisibledog0000king_b7g3 Cover of edition invisibledog0000king Cover of edition invisibledog0000king_u5p8 Cover of edition invisibledog0000king_q5m1

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    First published in 1993 12 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition allpigsarebeauti00king Cover of edition allpigsarebeauti0000king_q9p9 Cover of edition allpigsarebeauti0000king

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  • Cover of: Sophie's Tom
    First published in 1991 12 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition sophiestom0000king_m3x0 Cover of edition sophiestomsophie00dick Cover of edition sophiestom0000king_o6c9 Cover of edition sophiestom0000king Cover of edition lechatdesophie0000king

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    First published in 1992 12 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition sophiehitssix00king Cover of edition sophiehitssix0000king

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  • Cover of: Sophie's snail
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    First published in 1990 11 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition ace00dick

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  • Cover of: Martin's Mice
    First published in 1988 11 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition martinsmice00king Cover of edition isbn_9780440403807 Cover of edition martinsmice0000king_n6h2 Cover of edition martinsmice0000king_s9i0

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    First published in 1996 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition stray0000king_c7x9 Cover of edition stray0000king Cover of edition isbn_0439046769

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    First published in 1995 10 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition sophieslucky00king Cover of edition sophiesluckysoph00dick Cover of edition sophieslucky0000king_u3n6 Cover of edition sophieslucky0000king

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    First published in 1994 9 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition schoolmouse0000king_x8o1 Cover of edition schoolmouse00king Cover of edition schoolmouse00scho Cover of edition schoolmouse0000king_r7p9

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    First published in 1990 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition jenius0000king Cover of edition jeniusamazinggui00king Cover of edition jenius0000king_f5k3

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  • Cover of: Sophie is seven.
    First published in 1994 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition sophieisseven0000king_x3d3 Cover of edition sophieisseven0000king Cover of edition sophieisseven00king

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    First published in 1993 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition sophieinsaddleso00dick Cover of edition sophieinsaddle0000king

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November 16, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
February 18, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternatives names
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