Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith , OBE (born Ronald Gordon King-Smith ; born March 27, 1922 in Bitton , Gloucestershire , England ; † January 4, 2011 in Bath ) was an English children's author .

Life

King-Smith was a farmer for a long time , until he graduated from a teacher training college and then taught at a village school. His internationally best-known book Got Piggy, Knirps! ( The Sheep-Pig , 1983), which was filmed with great success under the title A Pig Called Babe ( Babe , 1995). Another cinematic adaptation was Mein Freund, der Wasserdrache ( The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep , 2007), which is based on his book The Little Sea Monster ( The Water Horse , 1990).

Works

• The Fox Busters , 1978 (German: Never again chicken!, Aarau, Frankfurt am Main and Salzburg 1979, ISBN 3-7941-1946-0 )
• Daggie Dogfoot , 1980 (German: Willi is not a Mickerling , Aarau, Frankfurt am Main and Salzburg 1982, most recently 1995 under ISBN 3-596-80007-2 )
• Magnus Powermouse , 1982
• The Queen's Nose , 1983 (German: The Queen's nose , Frankfurt am Main 1997, most recently under ISBN 3-596-80137-0 )
• The Sheep-Pig , 1983 (German pig, Knirps!, Ravensburg 1986, most recently 1996 under ISBN 3-596-80103-6 )
• Saddlebottom , 1985
• Noah's Brother , 1986
• The Hodgeheg , 1987
• Tumbleweed , 1987
• Farmer Bungle Forgets , 1987
• Friends and Brothers , 1987 (German, don't be stupid, Charlie , Vienna and Munich approx. 1990, ISBN 3-224-11145-3 )
• Cuckoobush Farm , 1987
• George Speaks , 1988
• The Mouse Butcher , 1988
• Emily's Legs , 1988
• Water Watch , 1988
• Dodo Comes to Tumbledown Farm , 1988
• Tumbledown Farm - The Greatest , 1988
• The Jenius , 1988
• Sophie
  • Sophie's Snail , 1988 (German Sophie's Snail , Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-596-80245-8 )
  • Sophie Hits Six , 1991
  • Sophie's Tom , 1991 (German Sophie's Kater , Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-596-80246-6 )
  • Sophie in the Saddle , 1993
  • Sophie Is Seven , 1994
  • Sophie's Lucky , 1995
• Alice And Flower And Foxianna , 1989
• Beware of the Bull , 1989
• The Toby Man , 1989 (German such a robber!, Aarau, Frankfurt am Main and Salzburg 1992, ISBN 3-7941-3541-5 )
• Dodos Are Forever , 1989
• The Trouble with Edward , 1989
• Jungle Jingles , 1990
• Ace: The Very Important Pig , 1990 (German: A pig called Kreuz-Ass , Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-596-85022-3 )
• Blessu , 1990
• Paddy's Pot of God , 1990
• Alphabeasts , 1990
• The Water Horse , 1990 (German The Little Sea Monster , Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-596-80299-7 ; most recently under the title Mein Freund, der Wasserdrache , Frankfurt am Main 2008, ISBN 978-3-596-80809- 0 )
• The Whistling Piglet , 1990
• The Jolly Witch
  • The Jolly Witch , 1990
  • Mrs. Jollipop , 1996
  • Mrs. Jolly's Brolly , 1998
• The Cuckoo Child , 1991
• The Guard Dog , 1991
• Martin's Mice , 1991 (German sparrow and mouse , Aarau, Frankfurt am Main and Salzburg 1992, ISBN 3-7941-3406-0 )
• Lightning Strikes Twice , 1991
• Caruso's Cool Cats , 1991
• Dick King-Smith's Triffic Pig Book , 1991
• Find the White Horse , 1991
• Horace and Maurice , 1991
• Lady Daisy , 1992
• Pretty Polly , 1992
• Dick King-Smith's Water Watch , 1992
• The Finger Eater , 1992
• The Ghost At Codlin Castle And Other Stories , 1992
• Super Terrific Pigs , 1992
• The Invisible Dog , 1993
• All Pigs Are Beautiful , 1993 (German: My pig laughs , Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-8218-3644-X )
• The Merrythought , 1993
• The Swoose , 1993
• Uncle Bumpo , 1993
• Dragon Boy , 1993
• Horse Pie , 1993
• Harry's Mad , 1993
• Connie and Rollo , 1994
• The Schoolmouse , 1994
• Triffic: A Rare Pig's Tale , 1994
• Mr. Potter's Pet , 1994
• Harriet's Hare , 1994
• The Excitement of Being Ernest , 1994
• I Love Guinea Pigs , 1994
• Three Terrible Trins , 1994
• Happy Mouseday , 1994
• Bobby the Bad , 1994
• The Clockwork Mouse , 1995
• King Max , 1995
• Omnibombulator , 1995
• The Terrible Trins , 1995
• Warlock Watson , 1995
• All Because of Jackson , 1995
• The Stray , 1996
• Clever Duck , 1996
• Dirty Gertie Macintosh , 1996
• Smasher , 1996
• Godhanger , 1996
• King Max the Last , 1996
• Winter Wonderland , 1996
• Treasure Trove , 1996
• Mixed-up Max , 1997
• What Sadie Saw , 1997
• The Spotty Pig , 1997
• A Mouse Called Wolf , 1997 (German Wolfgang Amadeus Maus , Frankfurt am Main 1999, ISBN 3-596-80550-3 )
• Robin Hood And His Miserable Men , 1997
• Thinderella , 1997
• Puppy Love , 1997 (German dog love , Aarau, Frankfurt am Main and Salzburg 1998, ISBN 3-7941-4242-X )
• The Merman , 1997
• Round About 5 , 1997
• My animal friends (Ger. Animal friends. 31 true stories , Aarau, Frankfurt am Main and Salzburg 1997, ISBN 3-7941-4121-0 )
• Mr Ape 1998
• How Green Was My Mouse , 1998
• The Big Pig Book , 1998
• Creepy Creatures Bag , 1998
• The Robber Boy , 1998
• Pig in the City , 1998
• Charlie Muffin's Miracle Mouse , 1999
• The Witch of Blackberry Bottom , 1999
• Babe's La-La-bye , 1999
• The Crowstarver , 1999
• Dinosaur School , 1999
• Poppet , 1999
• The Roundhill , 2000
• Spider Sparrow , 2000
• Just in Time , 2000
• The Magic Carpet Slippers , 2000
• Julius Caesar's Goat , 2000
• Mysterious Miss Slade , 2000
• Billy the Bird , 2000
• Lady Lollipop , 2000 (German Princess Penelope and the Pig Lollipop , Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 978-3-596-80407-8 or ISBN 3-596-80407-8 )
• Back to Front Benjy , 2001
• The Great Sloth Race , 2001
• Fat Lawrence , 2001
• Funny Frank , 2001
• Chewing The Cud , 2001
• Titus Rules! , 2002
• Billy the Bird , 2002 (German Pssst - Freddy flies , Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-596-80512-0 )
• Story Box , 2002
• The Golden Goose , 2003
• Traffic , 2003
• Clever Lollipop , 2003
• The Adventurous Snail , 2003
• The Nine Lives of Aristotle , 2003
• Aristotle , 2003 (German Aristoteles , Hamburg 2004, ISBN 978-3-492-24589-0 or ISBN 3-492-24589-7 )
• Just Binnie , 2004
• The Catlady , 2004
• Under the Mishmash Trees , 2005
• Hairy Hezekiah , 2005
• Dinosaur Trouble , 2005
• Nosy , 2005
• The Mouse Family Robinson , 2007

filming

• The Water Horse , German title: My friend, the water dragon

Awards

• 1984: Guardian Award for The Sheep-Pig (1983, dt. Pig, Knirps! )
• 1998: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for The Crowstarver
• 2010: Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Web links

• Literature by and about Dick King-Smith in the catalog of the German National Library
• Dick King-Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/05/dick-king-smith-obituary
2. ↑ FAZ from January 7, 2011, page 33: Schweinchenvater