Promotional Information

From the creator of Babe, the Sheep-Pig.

About the Author

Dick King-Smith (1922-2011) served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. Later he taught at a village primary school. His first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978. He went onto write a great many more children's books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry's Mad, Noah's Brother, The Hodgeheg, Martin's Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriet's Hare (winner of the Children's Book Award in 1995). At the British Book Awards in 1991 he was voted Children's Author of the Year. In 2009 he was made OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight. Josie Lawrence is an established British actress, best known for her work with the Comedy Store Players improvisational troupe, the television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? and in shows such as EastEnders and Good Omens. Lawrence has lent her voice to several audiobooks, the majority of which were books for children. An experienced narrator, Josie has recorded several of the books in Roger Hargreaves' Little Miss series, four Jacqueline Wilson titles and many others.

Reviews

'Warm, imaginative, and grounded in the author's good sense and real knowledge of field and farm.'
*Kirkus Reviews*

'King-Smith has created a friendship of such true devotion that it seems the only possible ending. Several factors unite to make this early chapter book irresistible. The scene is masterfully set, from the beauty of the predawn Irish farm to the details of Brigid's birthday breakfast. Combine that with a magical friend, a chance to talk to animals, the threat of some crafty foxes, and the lure of hidden gold for a surefire winner. Don't relegate it to St. Patrick's Day alone.'
*School Library Journal*