Babe the Gallant Pig - Dick King-smith

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.

nDick 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 n 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 n nAn ALA Notable Book n n A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book n n A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book n n An IRA-CBC Children's Choice n n An NCTE Teachers' Choice n n 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 n nAn animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlotte's Web.

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A splendid book. --The Horn Book, starred review n nImpossible to resist. --Booklist, starred review n n One of the most delightful children's authors.

--The Guardian on Dick King-Smithn