Product Overview
Dick King-Smiths 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. Hoggets 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 Hoggets 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 its just up to Babe to convince everyone else to believe in a sheep-pig!
An ALA Notable Book
A Boston GlobeHorn Book Honor Book
A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book
An IRA-CBC Childrens 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 Charlottes Web. . . . A splendid book. The Horn Book, starred review
Impossible to resist. Booklist, starred review
One of the most delightful childrens authors. The Guardian on Dick King-Smith
