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DICK KING-SMITH was a Gloucestershire farmer until the age of 45, when he gave up farming to become a primary school teacher. Now a bestselling full-time author, his work has received many awards including a Bronze Medal for the Smarties Prize of 1997 for All Because of Jackson and the Children's Book Award in 1995 for Harriet's Hare. In 1992, he was also voted Children's Author of the Year. In 1995, his top-selling title The Sheep-Pig was developed into a box-office movie, BABE, introducing hundreds of thousands of youngsters to his work.
'A powerful read... a raw and sombre struggle for survival, suffused with a vivid evocation of nature' THE BOOKSELLER 'Unflinching realism with a poetic, often sensual lyricism... gripping new novel... A darkly atmospheric thriller with a cast of murderous wild animals... the rich dark feel of the descriptive writing is magnificently reflected in the linear rhythms and velvety, crepuscular tones of Andrew Davidson's wood engravings' The Guardian 'A finely crafted book, carefully written, revelling in description and imagery. ... For his insights into nature and his vivid descriptions of them, Dick King-Smith is an exceptional writer. In the new, more sober voice of GODHANGER, he shows just what a good storyteller and writer he is' JULIA ECCLESHARE, BOOKS FOR KEEPS 'Beauifully illustrated... The reader is left with greater knowledge of nature as well as the satisfaction of a really good read' 1015 Magazine, The Times Magazine 'A relatively unsentimentalised wildlife story... has the genuine stamp of animal biography' The Times
