{"product_id":"9780141370217-the-sheep-pig","title":"The Sheep-pig","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40th Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale loved by many from one of Britain's best-known authors, this wonderful new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig\u003c\/i\u003e comes with a delightful introduction by Michael Morpurgo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig \u003c\/i\u003eis one of Dick King-Smith's most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Why can't I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children' - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the Guardian Fiction Award***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), \u003ci\u003eHarry's Mad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNoah's Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Nose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMartin's Mice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarriet's Hare\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Children's Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31802125025377,"sku":"9780141370217","price":7.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34321258_b60c5ee5-6fc3-4f9e-a004-4f9efd58b48e.jpg?v=1747257804","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141370217-the-sheep-pig","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}