Stories For Five Year Olds
Published on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022
Puffin presents a collection of five stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. Stories For Five Year Olds is an audio download collection that includes some of Dick’s stories for younger readers, including Dinosaur School, Blessu, Dumpling, Henry Pond the Poet, Happy Mouse Day and Under the Mishmash Trees. It is out now!
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Ambrose Centenary Book Launch
Published on Sunday, September 4th, 2022
Earlier this year, the King-Smith family had a very exciting day, not only were we celebrating the centenary of Dick King-Smith’s birth, but we also had a brand-new story to share with the world! A few years after Dick died, his daughter Liz discovered an unfinished manuscript in her loft, written by Dick but never […]
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Translation
Published on Monday, August 1st, 2022
Dick’s books have been translated into an amazing 37 different languages around the world, reaching children in many different countries. If you’re in China, or Chinese is your first language, then these lovely new editions of some of Dick’s classics have been translated into simplified Chinese, and are out soon… We love the characterful illustrations!
Read MoreDick King-Smith 100 Competition Winner!
Published on Friday, July 15th, 2022
A few months ago, to celebrate 100 years since Dick King-Smith was born, we invited children to use their imagination and write 100 words to finish a chapter of Dick’s new book, Ambrose Follows His Nose, a unique collaborative effort between Dick and his great-granddaughter, Josie Rogers. We had lots of great entries, and we’d […]
Read MoreDick King-Smith 100 Competition Runners-Up!
Published on Friday, July 15th, 2022
A few months ago, to celebrate 100 years since Dick King-Smith was born, we invited children to use their imagination and write 100 words to finish a chapter of Dick’s new book, Ambrose Follows His Nose, a unique collaborative effort between Dick and his great-granddaughter, Josie Rogers. We had lots of great entries, and we’d […]
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King-Smith Family Dogs – Part Two
Published on Thursday, June 30th, 2022
There are quite a few King-Smith’s around, and many of them have at least one dog! In case you missed it, here is Part One of King-Smith dogs, but here are another bonnie batch of K-S dogs! Above is Boo, she is a terrier-cross. Next we have Elsie, a border collie sheep-dog. This is Luna, […]
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King-Smith Family Dogs – Part One
Published on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022
Since he was a young boy, Dick always had a huge fondness for animals of all sorts, and the King-Smith family has always had many dogs. They still do… Here are some of the current family dogs. Above is Ernie who is a yellow Labrador. Next we have Fram. He is a Lurcher crossed with […]
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Enduring Love
Published on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022
Dick met his wife, Myrle England, on Christmas Day 1936. They were both 14. They were married a few years later in 1943, and their happy marriage lasted for 57 years until Myrle died in 2000. They both would have been 100 years old this year.
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Celebrating 100 Years Of Dick King-Smith – A National Creative Writing Competition For Children!
Published on Friday, April 29th, 2022
Dick King-Smith 100 is a national creative writing competition celebrating Dick’s centenary year – as he was born exactly 100 years ago in 1922! We’re challenging children to use their imagination and write 100 words to finish a chapter of Dick’s new book, Ambrose Follows His Nose, a unique collaborative effort between Dick and his great-granddaughter, […]
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Where To Start With Dick King-Smith’s Books
Published on Friday, April 1st, 2022
Dick King-Smith was 56 years old when his first book was published, yet he went on to write over 130 books in his lifetime. That’s a lot of animal tales! If you’re not sure where to start with the books of Britain’s best-loved animal storyteller, then who better to ask than King-Smith’s great granddaughter Josie […]
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