Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith

(1922–2011) children's writer United Kingdom

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Dick King-Smith (1922–2011) was a United Kingdom children's writer, known for The Sheep-Pig.

About Dick King-Smith

Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.

Known for:

The Sheep-Pig

Notable works:

The Sheep-Pig

Awards:

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize|Children's Book Award (UK)|Officer of the Order of the British Empire|Q131308536

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