Within the walls and under the floorboards of Orchard Farmhouse live three mischievous mouse brothers (a.k.a. the trins) who create constant commotion. 'With his customary panache, King-Smith grabs the reader's attention from his open...
SOMETIMES THE MOST UNLIKELY PAIRS MAKE THE BEST OF FRIENDS. A hilarious prehistoric yarn for newly-independent readers from a master of children's animal stories.All pterodactyls know that flying dinosaurs are superior, and all apat...
Now in Knopf Paperback from a master storyteller--the adventures of Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse (Wolf for short), a little mouse with a big name and talent to match! The world's first singing mouse, Wolf sings his way into the heart of Mr...
Meet Ace, Babe's great-grandson, who also gets a new cover from Knopf Paperbacks this season. 'Ace is an intelligent, lovable, unlikely pig hero...King-Smith's delightful animal fantasy is lightly satirical, poking fun at human preten...
Fresh from his foray into Hollywood stardom, Babe gets a new cover for theKnopf Paperbacks line.'An animal fantasy which will inevitably becompared to Charlotte's Web...Combines a robust pleasue in the smell andfeel of rural surroundi...
Being a duck isn't all it's quacked up to be. But don't try telling that to Frank—he's a chicken with a dream. All he thinks about are webbed feet, waterproof feathers, and the cool water of the pond. So when Frank takes a dip and n...
Farmer Skint and his family have fallen on hard times at Woebegone Farm until their goose lays a golden egg. With the birth of Joy the Golden Goose, the fortune of the Skint family begins to change. But what will happen when people fi...
Harry's parents and friends think he's crazy because he acts out the richfantasies of his 10-year-old imagination. And when his eccentric American uncledies and leaves Harry a parrot named Madison (Mad), they're convinced of it. Abeli...
'The author of BABE, THE GALLANT PIG offers another winner with this tale of a bright pig and her canny young keeper 'training' a spoiled princess. . . . Move over, Wilbur.'— KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)Lollipop is no ordinary pi...
Martin, a kitten, is branded a `wimp' by his siblings for his friendlyinterest in mice. He loves caring for them and can't understand their desirefor freedom. Only when he becomes the pet of a big city apartment dweller doeshe reali...
Daggie Dogfoot, the runt of the litter, is in danger. The pigman, who takes all runts from their pens, is coming for him! But Daggie is a pig of remarkable qualities, and he's not about to let the Pigman get him. Instead, he runs away...
Now in Knopf Paperback, from the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig, comes the touching story of a 'stray' old woman's amusing antics and the large, loving family that adopts her.
Harriet's Hare (Trumpet Club Edition)...
Dick King-SmithIn this 'warm fuzzy tale full of poignance, humor, and magic' (School Library Journal), eight-year-old Harriet Butler is astonished to meet a space alien who's vacationing in her dad's wheat field. 'Children will be delighted by the c...
Now in paperback! From the award-winning author of Babe: The Gallant Pig comes the story of how the Loch Ness monster finds his home, thanks to the human family that raises him.
Smasher (Stepping Stone, paper)
Dick King-SmithDick King-Smith brings his signature wit and charm to the SteppingStone line with a lovable new puppy who's sure to capture readers' hearts.Smasher is always getting into trouble, whether it's chasing chickens,chewing up Mrs. Buzzard'...
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 enou...