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Babe the Gallant Pig
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Babe the Gallant Pig Paperback - 1995

by Dick King-Smith; Melissa Manwill Kashiwagi (Illustrator)

Farmer Hogget's old sheepdog, Fly, adopts a piglet she names Babe and is astonished at how quickly he learns all she has to teach him. But plucky little Babe has even more surprises in store--and the farm will never be the same again. Basis for the 1995 film.


From the publisher

Dick King-Smith's classic story of Babe the sheep-herding pig is back with a charming new cover to win over a new generation of readers! When Babe arrives at Hogget Farm, Mrs. Hogget's thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops. But before long, Babe reveals a talent no one could have expected: he can handle Farmer Hogget's stubborn flock better than any sheepdog ever could! When Farmer Hogget enters Babe in the Grand Challenge Sheepdog Trials, everyone, including his wife, thinks he is a fool. But he believes in Babe. Now it's just up to Babe to convince everyone else to believe in a sheep-pig! An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book An IRA-CBC Children's Choice An NCTE Teachers' Choice

"A hilarious fantasy about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe is a barnyard charmer." --The Washington Post on the film adaptation

"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web. . . . A splendid book." --The Horn Book, starred review "Impossible to resist." --Booklist, starred review "One of the most delightful children's authors." --The Guardian on Dick King-Smith

First line

"What's the noise?" said Mrs. Hogget, sticking her comfortable round red face out of the kitchen window.

From the jacket flap

Fresh from his foray into Hollywood stardom, Babe gets a new cover for the "Knopf Paperbacks line.
An ALA Notable Book A "Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
A "Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book An IRA/CBC Children's Choice
An NCTE Teachers' Choice

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  • Title Babe the Gallant Pig
  • Author Dick King-Smith; Melissa Manwill Kashiwagi (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 118
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yearling Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 1995-07-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780679873938 / 0679873937
  • Weight 0.21 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.61 x 5.24 x 0.32 in (19.33 x 13.31 x 0.81 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 09 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 4
  • Reading level 980
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Animals, Domestic animals
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84011429
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web...Combines a robust pleasue in the smell and feel of rural surroundings with a humorous affection for all living creatures...a splendid book." The Horn Book, starred review


From the Hardcover edition.

About the author

Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books that have received critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Among his well-loved novels are Babe: The Gallant Pig, Harry's Mad, Martin's Mice, Ace: The Very Important Pig, The Robber Boy, The Invisible Dog, Three Terrible Trins, Harriet's Hare, The Stray, A Mouse Called Wolf, and Mr. Ape. Mr. King-Smith passed in away in 2011, but his stories live on.
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