Dick King-Smith

His mother was amazed when she saw the size of her newborn infant and realised that feeding him was going to cause problems....

Farmer Hoggett wins a piglet at the fair. It should fatten up nicely....

When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog....

Harry Holdsworth had never heard of his Great-Uncle George until he inherited the old man’s most cherished possession....

Brought to you by Puffin. An exciting new publication in celebration of the centenary of his birth, a recently discovered funny and poignant animal story by Dick King-Smith, completed by his great granddaughter, Josie Rogers. Ambrose may seem like an ordinary rabbit but he has the most...

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....

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....

Look up into the starry sky on the night of the full moon and you'll see...a bird? A plane? No...a little boy....

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....

Peter is a young boy, living on a farm. One day, whilst out doing chores for his father, he comes across a strange white stick floating in the stream....

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!....

Sir Tumbleweed is an unlikely knight – afraid of horses, jousting and dragons....

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?....