King-Smith, Dick

Dick King-Smith recounts his life from soldier to farmer to salesman to factory worker to teacher to, finally, author.

A young girl's life with her father on their farm in England is changed when she befriends a talking hare that is really a shape-changing alien.

When eight-year-old Patsy and her younger brother befriend their old neighbor and her many animals, the children help the mysterious lady change her life.

Flora, the world's most educated mouse, saves her family during a crisis.

A little girl named Janie invents an imaginary dog that wears the collar of the Great Dane her family had years ago and is thrilled when her new friend comes to life.

When she is not allowed to have a pet parrot, Abigail teaches a barnyard hen to talk.

Gertie the hen is appalled when her son Frank wants to swim with the ducks, but Jemima and her mother, the farmer's wife, make the young chick a special outfit so that his dream can come true.

When seventy-five-year-old Henny Hickathrift runs away from the old people's home, she meets five children and their parents who welcome her into their family.

A visit to Great Aunt Al in the Scottish Highlands leads to an exciting change in Sophie's life.

Sophie, a young girl who takes a no-nonsense approach to life's problems, pursues her dream of becoming a "lady farmer.".