King-Smith, Dick

Wolfgang Amadeus Mouse ("Wolf," for short) has a big name to make up for his small size. But the name fits. While his siblings like to race each other across the black and white piano keys, he would rather listen to Mrs. Honeybee the lady of the house, play music on them. Then one day, in a moment of musical passion, Wolf throws his head back, and to his total surprise, out of his mouth comes a beautiful voice!.

After Flora--an unusually smart mouse--uses her reading skills to save her family from poisoning, she is left behind to continue her education while her family travels in search of a new home.

An introduction, in brief text and illustrations, to the characteristics and habits of pigs.

On an island inhabited solely by cats, expert hunter Tom Plug hires himself out as provider of food to the aristocratic, but very hungry, Bampton-Bush family.

Three mice brothers, ignoring the class system separating the four clans of rodents in their farmhouse, befriend a lower-class mouse and form a team to fight cats.

When Mrs. Buzzard wants to get rid of the big, ugly dog that creates a lot of trouble, Farmer Buzzard decides on a plan to save this lovable monster from banishment.

When a mysterious bird arrives in Godhanger Wood to protect the frightened animals from the cruel gamekeeper, this Christ-figure deliberately sacrifices himself to save them from death.

A collection of animal stories, fables, and poems.

Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.