Babe: Pig in the City
Justine Korman
Audio Cassette
(Listening Library, Nov. 3, 1998)
In the summer of 1995, a little pig went a long way--and now there's no stopping everyone's favorite hero as Babe returns in the long-awaited sequel: "Babe: Pig In The City." The story picks up shortly after the events of the first film. Having triumphed at the National Sheep-Dog trials, Babe returns home a hero. In his enthusiasm to be at the side of his beloved "boss", Babe accidentally causes a mishap which leaves Farmer Hoggett confined to bed. With the bank threatening foreclosure, Mrs. Hoggett's only hope for saving the farm is to accept an offer for Babe to demonstrate his sheep-herding abilities at an overseas State Fair in exchange for a generous fee.Thus, Babe and Mrs. Hoggett set off on a journey that takes them to a faraway storybook metropolis where Babe encounters an incredible assortment of animal friends, experiences the joys and sorrows of life and learns how a kind steady heart can a mend a sorry world. Get ready to fall in love with Babe all over again!