Sophie's Tom (#2)

Author: Dick King-Smith

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  • : 9.95 AUD
  • : 9781406344325
  • : Walker Books Ltd
  • : Walker Books Ltd
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  • : January 2015
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 9.95
  • : April 2015
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  • : Dick King-Smith
  • : Sophie
  • : Paperback
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  • : Hannah Shaw
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Barcode 9781406344325
9781406344325

Description

From the beloved author of Babe comes the second of six stories about Dick King-Smith's most adored (human!) character, the inimitable Sophie, re-imagined twenty years later by the witty, perceptive paintbrush of the award-winning Hannah Shaw. At last, Sophie has a farm of her very own - complete with barn, pond, cows, sheep and even a spotty pig! But a model farm is not quite the same as the real thing. Sophie's fifth year brings new challenges, like going to school, making friends and chicken-pox. Another year older and even more determined...

Reviews

"Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children." (Observer)"

Author description

Dick King-Smith (1922-2011) is one of the world's favourite children's book authors. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Sheep-Pig (later filmed as Babe), he was named Children's Book Author of the Year in 1991 and won the 1995 Children's Book Award for Harriet's Hare. In addition to the Sophie series, his titles for Walker include The Finger-Eater, Aristotle, The Twin Giants and two books about a very special pig: Lady Lollipop and Clever Lollipop.