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
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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
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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
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jan/05/dick-king-smith-obituary
- ↑ FAZ from January 7, 2011, page 33: Schweinchenvater
personal data | |
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SURNAME | King-Smith, Dick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King-Smith, Ronald Gordon (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English children's author |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bitton , Gloucestershire |
DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 2011 |
Place of death | Bath |