Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England, surrounded by pet animals. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books. Dick writes mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to call it, often about pigs, his special favorites. He enjoys writing for children, meeting the children who read his books, and knowing that they get enjoyment from what he does. Among his well-loved books is Babe, The Gallant Pig, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Dick lived with his wife in a small 17th-century cottage, about three miles from the house where he was born.
Series
Books
Pigs Might Fly
1980
Hairy Hezekiah
2005
The Finger-Eater
1992
Mr. Potter's Pet
1996
First Young Puffin Dumpling
1995
Lady Daisy
1992
Topsy-Turvy Storybook
1992
Treasure Trove
1998
A Mouse Called Wolf
1997
Blessu
1992
Dodos Are Forever
1989
Colour Young Puffin Fat Lawrence
2002
Tumbleweed
1987
The Hodgeheg
1987
E.S.P.
1989
Babe
1983
Dick King-Smith's Animal Friends
1996
The Golden Goose
2003
Spider Sparrow
2000
Sophie in the Saddle
1994
The School Mouse
1994
Funny Frank
2001
Dick Smith's Population Crisis
The Dangers of Unsustainable Growth for Australia
2011
Find the White Horse
1993
Connie and Rollo
1995
Sophie's Adventures 'Sophie's Snail', 'Sophie's Tom', 'Sophie Hits Six
1996
The Toby Man
1990
Dragon Boy
1993
Saddlebottom
1985
Three Terrible Trins
1994
The Swoose
1994
Under the Mishmash Trees
2005
Titus Rules!
2002
The Adventurous Snail
2003
Horse Pie
1994
The Spotty Pig
1997
The Clockwork Mouse
1993
Smasher
1996
Sophie's Snail
1988
How Green Was My Mouse
1999
Mr. Ape
1998
Sophie Books (3 for 2)
Sophie Books
2000
Ninnyhammer
2007
Animal Stories
1995
I Love Guinea Pigs
1994
Paddy's Pot of Gold
1990
The Stray
1996
Dinosaur Trouble
2005
The Catlady
2004
All Pigs Are Beautiful
1993
Chewing the Cud
2001
Martin's Mice
1988
Mrs. Jollipop
1996
The Jolly Witch
1995
Pretty Polly
1992
Happy Mouseday
1996
Emily's Legs
1988
Mouse Family Robinson
2007
Harriet's Hare
1995
The Invisible Dog
1993
Alphabeasts
1990
Mysterious Miss Slade
2000
Clever Duck
1997
The Crowstarver
1998
The Cuckoo Child
1991
Jenius
1996
Harrys Mad
1984
Sophie's Lucky
1995
The Fox Busters
1978
The Merrythought
1993
George Speaks
1948
Godhanger
1996
Dinosaur School
2002
The Mouse Butcher
1982
Puppy Love
1997
The Guard Dog
1992
Lady Lollipop
2001
The Magic Carpet Slippers
2000
Just Binnie
2004
Sophie Hits Six
1993
The Nine Lives of Aristotle
2003
Sophie's Tom
1991
The Water Horse
1990
Billy the Bird
2001
Omnibombulator
1996
The Witch of Blackberry Bottom
1999
Ace
1990
King Max the Last
1996
The Twin Giants
2007
Charlie Muffin's Miracle Mouse
1998
Mixed-Up Max
1998
The Queen's Nose
1983
Clever Lollipop
2003
Magnus Powermouse
1982
Animal Tales
2011
The Roundhill
2000
Mrs. Jolly's Brolly
1998
All Because of Jackson
1997
Sophie Is Seven
1994
The Merman
1998
The Sheep-pig and Ace
1997
