Dick King-Smith

Hezekiah is a very hairy camel. He lives a quiet life in his enclosure at the zoo and seems to be the only animal without a friend....

Captain, Ladybird and Herbert – two Shire horses and a Suffolk Punch – are not pleased when Jenny, a retired seaside donkey, arrives at the Old Horses' Home....

Snail on board! Siegfried loves to explore. One day his explorations take him on a big adventure....

Dorothea considers it a disgrace that one of her children has the white saddle-shaped patch on his bottom, and not on his back....

All pterodactyls know that flying dinosaurs are superior, and all apatosauruses know that any dinosaur with only two legs is surely second-class....

When people stare into Lollipop's eyes, it seems to change them for the better. But will Lollipop win over spoilt Princess Penelope?....

Charlie Muffin breeds mice of every imaginable colour – except green, of course....

Lubber and Squintum join forces with a pigeon and a pretty young Irish setter to search for Lubber's home. All he can remember is that he lives in a cottage below a hillside on which is carved a white horse....

From master storyteller Dick King-Smith, this is the hilarious story of a family turned upside-down by an unusually gifted (and demanding) infant....

Muriel, the Catlady, lives alone with just her feline friends for company. When a new kitten is born, it soon becomes clear it is no ordinary cat....

Frank is a funny chick. Unlike all his brothers and sisters, he wants to dabble about in the lovely duck pond, splashing himself with water. Most of all, he wants to learn to swim....

Flora was born on the first day of term in the new school year, which might be why she's a very special mouse indeed – a mouse who has taught herself to read!....

Down in Blackberry Bottom lives Miss Slade, a strange – and rather dirty – old lady....

Smasher is always getting into trouble, whether it's chasing chickens, chewing up Mrs. Buzzard's slippers, or breaking all her china. Now she wants to get rid of him. Can Farmer Buzzard find a way to save him?....

Mary's little brother Billy seems perfectly normal, until one moonlit evening Mary finds him floating above his bed....

Abigail would love to have a pet parrot, but they're too expensive....

Martin, a kitten, is branded a 'wimp' by his siblings for his friendly interest in mice....

When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can't believe her eyes. When the carrot turns out to be a tiny leprechaun, she can't believe her luck....

Small but very determined Sophie wants to be a lady farmer when she grows up....

Flightless, helpless and often, frankly, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they?....