Out Today!
Published on Thursday, July 1st, 2021
Check out these lovely new Puffin Books editions of four of Dick’s most beloved stories, Magnus Powermouse, George Speaks, The Jenius and Harry’s Mad!
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Some Very Exciting News!
Published on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
“Ambrose Follows His Nose, found half-finished last year among the late children’s author’s papers, will be published to mark his centenary in 2022. An unfinished manuscript by the late children’s author Dick King-Smith that was discovered in his daughter’s loft will be published this year, after it was completed by his great-granddaughter.” Get all the details […]
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Around The World
Published on Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Dick’s books have sold millions of copies around the world, and have been translated into many different languages. Here’s a selection of them. Can you identify the language, and the book? Some of them are harder than others!
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New Editions!
Published on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
The King-Smith family are very excited to reveal these beautiful new covers for four of Dick’s best books! The four books are Magnus Powermouse, The Jenius, George Speaks and Harry’s Mad. We love the bright, characterful illustrations, expertly drawn by the brilliant Steph Laberis. Out on 1st July 2021, keep a lookout for these this […]
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99 Years Ago!
Published on Saturday, March 27th, 2021
99 years ago TODAY, on 27th March 1922, Dick was born Ronald Gordon King-Smith in Bitton, Gloucestershire, the first child of Grace and Ronald King-Smith. In exactly one year’s time, it will be the centenary of Dick’s birth! To celebrate Dick’s life, his achievements and his many stories (over 130 of which were published), we, […]
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Happy World Book Day 2021!
Published on Thursday, March 4th, 2021
What are you reading for World Book Day? So far this week, I have read Mr Ape, The Toby Man and Find the White Horse. Perhaps Saddlebottom today… There are lots of fun activities, free audiobooks and a selection of £1 books at the World Book Day site, so be sure to give it a […]
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National Pig Day!
Published on Monday, March 1st, 2021
It’s National Pig Day today, 1st March! It is well known that pigs were Dick’s favourite animal, and he wrote many books about them. Pictured above are Dick and Monty, his beloved boar. Have you read any of Dick’s pig stories and factual books, which include The Sheep-Pig (Babe the Gallant Pig), Saddlebottom, Daggie Dogfoot […]
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Meet Zen!
Published on Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Meet Zen, a new King-Smith family dog! He’s 7/8 Staffordshire bull terrier and 1/8 American bulldog. The runt of the litter, his mother sadly stopped feeding him at 4 weeks old, but he’s now 10 weeks old and doing well in a loving home. Do you think his name suits him?
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Meet Fram!
Published on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
The King-Smith family are feeling very lucky, having quite recently welcomed a new family member; charming dog Fram. Fram is a boy puppy of almost 5 months old. He’s named after the village from which he came – Upper Framilode in Gloucestershire. His breed is half poodle and half lurcher, meaning he has lovely scruffy […]
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Commemorative Bench
Published on Friday, December 18th, 2020
Many years before he became a children’s author, Dick was a farmer. Between 1948 and 1961, the King-Smith family lived at Woodlands Farm, in some beautiful countryside near to the boundary of Westerleigh and Frampton Cotterell parishes in South Gloucestershire. It was here, caring for his many animals, that Dick gained lots of inspiration for […]
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