Books with author Smith Dick King

Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but unfortunately on the wrong side of the road from the Park, with its beautiful lily pond, and more importantly its juicy slugs, worms and snails!The busy road is a dangerous barrier but Max notices that humans seem to cross it quite easily. If they can, why can't hedgehogs? So Max sets out on a quest to find a safe way to reach the Park.His first attempt ends in a nasty bump on the head, and Max finds when he tries to speak his words are all mixed up. He is now a Hodgeheg, not a hedgehog, but he is still determined to fulfil his mission. After some careful detective work, Max eventually discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady, of course!

I wrote this book originally in 1965 to show young people how to have fun doing simple monster make-ups. It was published as a 60s magazine and was sold for many years as a back issue. I’ve been a professional makeup artist now for forty years but I still remember the thrill I had making myself up as monsters when I was a teen-ager. What I wanted to do with this book was to provide young amateurs with the information they need to understand and enjoy this art. The book begins with very simple make-ups and ends with some complicated ones. All are explained and illustrated in detail and most of the monsters are ones which I invented for this book. The various make-ups are designed to illustrate the greatest variety of methods and materials. The knowledge you gain from each will enable you to create many make-ups of your own. All of the examples are monsters because they are the most popular, but many of the techniques may be used for character make-ups as well. I’ve brought the text completely up to date in materials and techniques. I hope that this revised edition will introduce many more to the magic of make-up. (from the Preface)

From the author of the best-selling Babe: The Gallant Pig, comes a rip-roaring, riotous tale. Young Tod Golightly tries to follow family tradition as a `toby man,' 18th century English slang for a ruffian who relieves unwary travelers of their belongings. His first attempts are fruitless, and it takes the advice of a practical donkey named Matilda, and her lively animal cohorts, to help him on his way. But his success doesn't last long, as Tod soon finds himself in hot water, and it's up to the kind Parson Appletree to help him out and set him straight. Now in Knopf Paperback.