{"product_id":"sheep-pig","title":"Sheep Pig","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tale loved by many from one of Britain''s best-known authors, this wonderful new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig\u003c\/i\u003e comes with a delightful introduction by Michael Morpurgo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig \u003c\/i\u003eis one of Dick King-Smith''s most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Why can''t I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can''t be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book'' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children'' - \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the Guardian Fiction Award***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children''s books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sheep-Pig\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), \u003ci\u003eHarry''s Mad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNoah''s Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen''s Nose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMartin''s Mice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cuckoo Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarriet''s Hare\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Children''s Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children''s literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306444038526,"sku":"NW9780141370217","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141370217.jpg?v=1778247768","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/sheep-pig","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}