M. has laid a tray for me to carry out to the terrace, where we have meals or drinks when the weather's this nice. Fresh bread, cheese, tomatoes from the greenhouse, an apple.
Read about Dick's dayWelcome to the official Dick King-Smith website where you’ll find out all sorts of things about the author of over a hundred much-loved children’s books.
M. has laid a tray for me to carry out to the terrace, where we have meals or drinks when the weather's this nice. Fresh bread, cheese, tomatoes from the greenhouse, an apple.
Read about Dick's dayIn the school summer holidays of 1976 Dick started writing a story for children. It took him three weeks to complete his first draft of The Fox Busters.
See more booksDick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a family man, a primary school teacher and most memorably to his millions of fans, a best-selling children's author.
Find out moreDick and his family went to Tenby in West Wales for their summer holidays – the same town in which fellow children’s author, Roald Dahl, spent his childhood Easters.
More fun factsMany of Dick King-Smith's books have been adapted into films and TV, and he even starred in several children's TV shows.
Watch a movie trailerSee whether you're a Dick King-Smith expert. Take the quiz to find out and keep your eyes peeled as all the answers can be found on the site. Good luck!
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If you live in or near Glasgow, we invite you to join Josie Rogers, co-author of Ambrose Follows His Nose, the magical story of an ordinary rabbit with an extraordinary sense of smell! Ambrose Follows His Nose was an unfinished story started by Josie’s great-grandfather – none other than Dick King-Smith, the Master of Animal […]
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