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Sophie's Tom (#2) by Dick King-Smith
$12.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Series: Sophie
From the beloved author of Babe comes the second of six stories about Dick King-Smith's most adored (human!) character, the inimitable Sophie, re-imagined twenty years later by the witty, perceptive paintbrush of the award-winning Hannah Shaw. At last, Sophie has a farm of her very own - complete with b ...Show more
The Adventurous Snail by Dick King-Smith
$13.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Snail on board! Siegfried loves to explore. One day his explorations take him on a big adventure - from his home in the grass, to the airport, on to an aeroplane and all the way to America! There he makes some very important friends, Mr Ambassador and Mr President, finds a new home in a sandwich box - a ...Show more
The Catlady by Dick King-Smith (illus John Eastwood)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Muriel lives alone with lots and lots and lots of cats. But Muriel's cats are no ordinary cats - they were once people she knew, now reincarnated in feline form! Muriel shares her house with various (deceased!) members of her family, and one rather special cat - the late Queen Victoria! An unusual tale ...Show more
The Golden Goose by Dick King-Smith
$16.50 NZD
Category: Picture books | Reading Level: 8-11
Farmer Skint has no luck on his farm until one day his goose lays a golden egg, which hatches out into a golden gosling. From that moment on, Farmer Skint is a lucky man. As the bird gets older, her golden feathers turn to ordinary white, but the first egg she lays is a golden one.
The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith
$16.50 NZD
Category: Picture books | Reading Level: 8-11
This is the story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, may have been involved. ...Show more
The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith
$16.50 NZD
Category: Picture books | Reading Level: 8-11
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.
The Sheep-pig by Dick King-Smith
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
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. Ba ...Show more