Five-year-old Sophie finds that going to school and making friends is more difficult than running a farm! The ups and downs of Dick King-Smith's stoic, determined heroine will appeal to children and parents alike.A classic story for young readers by the beloved author of Babe.
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...
Five-year-old Sophie finds that going to school and making friends is more difficult than running a farm! The ups and downs of Dick King-Smith's stoic, determined heroine will appeal to children and parents alike.A classic story for young readers by the beloved author of Babe.
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...
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.
Hannah studied illustration at the University of Brighton and
graduated in 2004. She has since created a number of critically
acclaimed award-winning children’s books, including Evil Weasel,
which won the Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award. Her
recent Stan Stinky series is the first of her own creations for
older children. She also illustrated the popular Disgusting
Sandwich by Gareth Edwards and The Great Hamster Massacre series by
Katie Davies as well as The Fabulous Phartlehorn Affair by ML Peel.
Hannah currently lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Visit her
website at www.hannahshawillustrator.co.uk
"Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children." (Observer)"
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