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The Fox Busters
Dick King-Smith
Paperback (Yearling, May 1, 1990)A community of chickens continually preyed on by hungry foxes is saved by the birth of three wonder chicks, who grow into magnificent flying machines and lead a climactic barnyard battle.
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Sophies Lucky
Dick King-Smith
Paperback (Walker Books Ltd, June 4, 2015)Sophies Lucky
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Mr. Potter's Pet
Dick King-Smith
Paperback (Hyperion, April 15, 1996)Mr. Potter's boring life changes considerably after buying an unusual mynah bird
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Sophie's Snail
Dick King-Smith
Paperback (Walker Books Ltd, March 15, 2001)Sophies Snail
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Babe: The Gallant Pig
Dick King-Smith
Hardcover (Crown Books for Young Readers, Feb. 23, 1988)Fresh from his foray into Hollywood stardom, Babe gets a new cover for the Knopf Paperbacks line. 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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The Catlady
Dick King-Smith
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Jan. 10, 2006)Muriel is known as the Catlady, because she lives alone with just her many cats for company. When a new kitten is born, it soon becomes clear that it’s no ordinary cat. Vicky is a kitten with a very regal character, and strangely enough, she was born on the very day that Queen Victoria died!
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Chewing the Cud: An Extraordinary Life Remembered by the Author of Babe: The Gallant Pig
Dick King-Smith
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Oct. 8, 2002)A candid and very funny memoir from beloved children’s book author Dick King-Smith.Before he was a children’s book author, Dick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a salesman, a factory worker, and a teacher. But he was always a devoted family man who loved the countryside he lived in and the animals he kept. In this insightful memoir, Dick King-Smith recounts the joys and failures of his life with equal humor and candor. And he remembers a delightful cast of animal characters–from Anna, the dachshund who turned out to be just stubborn, not deaf, to the 600-pound pig Monty, who liked to be scratched on top of his head, to Wilhelmina, a pet badger who was fond of love bites. As readers delight in recognizing the inspiration behind many of Dick King-Smith’s books, they’ll also see how a collection of experiences made a man a writer.
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The Hodgeheg
Dick King-Smith
Hardcover (Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Jan. 1, 1987)None
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Fox Busters
Smith Dick King
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, Jan. 1, 1980)Flightless, helpless and often, frankly, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they? Thanks to a careless farmer and generations of determined foxes, the chickens on Foxearth Farm have evolved into quick-witted, long-legged, high flying fox dodgers. Then, just a week after a vicious fox ambush in the water trough, three sisters are hatched. And Ransome, Sims and Jefferies are no ordinary chicks: they grow up determined to fight back. They are the legendary Fox Busters …
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The School Mouse
Dick King-Smith
Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Oct. 30, 1995)Flora, a young mouse, lives with her family in the cupboard of a kindergarten class, and after she teaches herself to read, Flora becomes determined to follow the children into the first grade.
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The Fox Busters
Dick King-Smith
Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 22, 2017)Flightless, helpless and often, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they? Thanks to a careless farmer and generations of determined foxes, the chickens on Foxearth Farm have evolved into quick-witted, long-legged, high flying fox dodgers. Then, just a week after a vicious fox ambush in the water trough, three sisters are hatched. And Ransome, Sims and Jefferies are no ordinary chicks: they grow up determined to fight back. They are the legendary Fox Busters . . . From the number one author for animal magic comes this wonderful new edition of a much-loved classic.
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The Swoose
Dick King-Smith
Hardcover (Hyperion, Sept. 28, 1994)Fitzherbert, the son of a goose and a swan, gets tired of being teased for being a swoose and leaves the farm, ending up in Windsor Castle, where he becomes a favorite of the recently widowed Queen Victoria.
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