Dick King-Smith is our Author of the Month for January. Here is some information about him…
Quick Fact
Place and date of birth: Bitten, Gloucestershire; 27 March 1922
Star sign: Aries
Eye colour: Bottom of the duck pond
Hair colour: Grey-white or white-grey
Pets: 8 chickens (named after a famous family of writers called the Brontës)
Hobbies: Washing up, walking, sitting in the garden, reading
Favourite food: Bacon and eggs, fish pie with eggy sauce
Favourite book:Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
Favourite song:‘Spread a little happiness’ by Sonnie Hale
Favourite film :Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Bad habits: Snoring
Personal motto: ‘Count your blessing!’
Awards:1991 British Book Awards’ Children’s Author of the Year
1984 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for the Sheep-Pig
Dick King-Smith is one of the most popular authors writing for children today. He is best loved for his charming and funny stories about animals such the Hodgeheg and Sophie’s Snail. Most famous of all is the Sheep-Pig, which was turned in to the Hollywood hit movie Babe. In 2009 he was made OBE for services to children’s literature. Dick King Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight. Dick King-Smith’s books will be on display in the Junior Library for the whole month. Please check them out and tell us what you think of his books in the comment section.
Selected Books
