Follow your nose to the special Dick King-Smith afternoon! This year marks the centenary of Dick King-Smith’s birth, and to celebrate, there will be a talk on Sunday 26th March at St Mary’s Church, Bampton, Oxfordshire. Two of Dick’s children, Liz and Giles as well as Dick’s great granddaughter Josie Rogers, will be there to talk about Dick’s amazing life story and writing career, read some of his stories and answer questions. Recently, Liz discovered an unknown manuscript in a box of Dick’s things, hidden away in her attic. The family read it, but decided that Dick must have left it unfinishe ..read more

An exciting new paperback edition in celebration of the centenary of Dick King-Smith’s birth, Ambrose Follows His Nose is a funny and poignant animal story which was recently discovered in Dick’s daughter’s attic and was completed by his great granddaughter, Josie Rogers. Ambrose may seem like an ordinary rabbit but he has the most extraordinary sense of smell. He can detect any aroma from sweets to kittens – and even niffy foxes! He lives with his family in a hutch and is visited every day by Biddy, who is desperate to take him home to be her pet – if only her mum and dad would let her. Biddy ..read more

This wonderful NEW 40th anniversary edition of The Sheep-Pig comes with a delightful introduction by Michael Morpurgo. The Sheep-Pig is one of Dick King-Smith’s most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995. ‘Why can’t I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?’ When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can’t be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig. ‘An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer ..read more

Gloucester Cathedral and the King-Smith family are delighted to invite you all to a day of celebration marking Dick King-Smith’s centenary year. We would love you all to join us on Saturday 11th March 2023. Dick King-Smith is most famous for writing ‘The Sheep-Pig’, the novel which inspired the Oscar-winning film, ‘Babe’. His other heart-warming tales include The Hodgeheg, ‘The Fox Busters’, ‘Harry’s Mad’, as well as ‘Ambrose Follows His Nose’, an unfinished novel which Dick’s great-granddaughter Josie Rogers recently completed. The shiny-new paperback edition of Ambrose is released by Puffin ..read more

Having been given to Dick when he was an infant, and present throughout his life, Wilfred was looking a bit worn and tired after about 100 years of life! Thanks to the brilliant Teddy Bear Ladies Julie and Amanda from the BBC’s The Repair Shop programme, Wilfred has been repaired and rejuvenated, and looks like a new rabbit! The King-Smith family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Julie and Amanda and all at The Repair Shop for all their hard work and dedication. Here’s to another 100 years, Wilfred! In case you missed his transformation, you can catch it on the BBC’s iPlayer here ..read more

This Tuesday 10th January, 2023, Dick’s daughter Juliet features on the BBC’s The Repair Shop with Dick’s childhood toy! Juliet came to the workshop hoping that they can repair her father’s stuffed rabbit Wilfred, who was given to Dick when he was a very small boy. After nearly a century of life, most of it spent in Dick’s study watching him write over 130 children’s books, Wilfred is looking worse for wear. Teddy bear ladies Julie and Amanda work together to put the hop back in his step. You can see Wilfred hanging up in the picture below, keeping an eye on proceedings and making sure Dick’s ..read more

Hi everyone! My name’s Josie and I’m one of Dick’s great-grandchildren. I’m also the co-author of his latest book, Ambrose Follows His Nose, which he began writing in the 1980s and abandoned before it was finished. My gran Liz, Dick’s younger daughter, found the manuscript after his death and, to cut a long story short, I finished it off in 2020. One of the best things about publishing Ambrose this year has been the opportunity to talk to children (and adult!) fans of Dick’s writing. And that’s exactly what I got to do at the Really Wild Reading Festival last month, which is an amazing annual ..read more

Puffin presents brand-new collection of eight stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. The Hodgeheg And Other Stories audiobook collection features one of Dick’s most famous stories, The Hodgeheg, as well as the other equally brilliant tales Poppet, E.S.P, The Mousebutcher, The Merrythought, Lightning Strikes Twice, A Narrow Squeak, Under the Mishmash trees. It is out now. The post The Hodgeheg And Other Stories appeared first on Dick King-Smith ..read more

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 published. Because it wasn’t complete, we asked Dick’s great granddaughter Josie Rogers to finish the story, making it a unique collaboration between the two of them! The television company ITV West came to film the launch of Ambrose Follows His Nose in Farmborough School near Bath ..read more

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! The post Translation appeared first on Dick King-Smith ..read more