Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith

Babe: The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith

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

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ISBN 13	9780679873938
ISBN 10	0679873937
Title	Babe: The Gallant Pig
Author	Dick King Smith
Series	Babe
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1995-07-18
Number of pages	128
Prizes	Winner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice 1985, Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book 1985, Winner of Horn Book Fanfare 1985, Winner of Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year 1985, Winner of Parents' Choice Award 1985, Nominated for Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award 1998
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.