Dick King-Smith
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the US. It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.
Books
- The Sheep-Pig 1983
- Babe the Gallant Pig 1987
- The Invisible Dog 1993
- The hodgeheg
- Harry's Mad 1984
- The Queen's nose 1983
- A Mouse Called Wolf 1997
- Martin's mice. 1988
- George Speaks 1988
- The Water Horse 1992
- Sophie's Lucky 1995
- Sophie's snail 2000
- Funny Frank 2001
- The Schoolmouse 1994

- The fox busters 1978