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 MorePublished 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 MorePublished 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, […]
Read MorePublished 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 […]
Read MorePublished 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.
Read MorePublished 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, […]
Read MorePublished 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 […]
Read MorePublished on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022
Introducing Dick King-Smith 100! Dick King-Smith wrote beloved children’s books such as The Hodgeheg and The Sheep-Pig, which was adapted into the film Babe. To honour the centenary of his birth, we’re inviting children to collaborate with Dick and enter the Dick King-Smith 100, a national creative writing competition. We’re challenging children to use their […]
Read MorePublished on Monday, March 7th, 2022
Celebrating the centenary of Dick King-Smith in 2022, this brand-new collection contains two timeless and funny adventures about a spoilt princess and her very clever pig, and features exciting new illustrations by Anna Chernyshova. Lollipop is no ordinary pig. According to her young owner Johnny Skinner, she’s the cleverest pig in the whole kingdom. When […]
Read MorePublished on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Not that long ago, Dick’s daughter Liz was going through a box in her attic that had been taken from Dick’s house after he died in 2011. In a dusty old box, she came across a forgotten manuscript that she didn’t recognise. How strange, she thought, as she believed that she was aware of everything […]
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