Audiobooks by Dick King-Smith

Tales of Adventurous Children from Dick King Smith

"Puffin presents seven stories, in audio for the first time, from master storyteller Dick King-Smith. This collection includes: Connie and Rolo, Warlock Watson, Bobby the Bad, Dragon Boy, What Sadie Saw, Treasure Trove and Back to Front Benjy. Get ready to go treasure hunting with Ben, cast spells with Sam and take flight with Montagu in this beautifully recorded new collection. Discover all our Dick King-Smith audio collections: The Hodgeheg and Other Stories The Invisible Dog and Other Animal Stories Dick King Smith's Stories for 5 Year Olds Magic Stories"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Ayesha Antoine (Narrator)

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Magic Stories

"Brought to you by Puffin. Puffin presents a collection of magical stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. This collection of exciting stories includes The Magic Carpet Slippers! The great thing about being 75 years old is that you can wear your slippers everywhere - Percy Sloggett wears his in the garden and to the shops as well as in the house. In time his battered old slippers need to be replaced and he gets something of a surprise when he discovers that his new pair are magic. They make him feel years younger and also make him strong and clever. Percy is desperate to tell someone his secret and so tells his friend's grand-daughter, Lollie - for of course children understand magic better than adults do. Percy's slippers turn out to be life-savers as they enable him to leap across the road to save Lollie from a disaster! The other brilliant stories included in this collection are: The Magic Carpet Slippers, Uncle Bumpo, Philibert the First and The Ghost at Codlin Castle 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children © The Estate of Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Evan Milton (Narrator)

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Dick King Smith’s Farm Yard Tales

"Brought to you by Puffin. Puffin presents five classic children's stories from master storyteller Dick King-Smith. This collection features tales from the farm yard including Julius Caesar's Goat. Julius Caesar's Goat is the story of how Julius Caesar became the owner of a goat so smelly, the enemy ran away at the merest whiff of him! And then there's Caesar's girlfriend... Queen Cleopatra may be beautiful but she uses Siberian wolf's wee for perfume and rancid donkey milk for bathwater. How can Caesar stand to be near this pungent pair? The other stories included in this collection are The Rats of Meadowsweet Farm, Cuckoo Bush Farm and Farmer Bungle Forgets. © Dick King Smith 1987, 1988, 1995, 2000 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Andrew Horton (Narrator)

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The Invisible Dog and Other Animal Stories

"Brought to you by Puffin. Puffin presents five stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. This collection featuring one of Dick King-Smith's most famous stories The Invisible Dog. The Invisible Dog is the story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, may have been involved. The other brilliant stories featured this collection are: The Clockwork mouse, King Max the Last, Noah's Brother and Daggie Dogfoot. 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children © Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Evan Milton (Narrator)

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Dick King Smith’s Stories for 5 year olds

"Brought to you by Puffin. Puffin presents stories for five year olds from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. This collection includes King-Smith's stories for younger readers, including Dinosaur School! In Dinosaur School Basil Brontosaurus is teased at playschool by all the other little dinosaurs, who call him stupid. His mother tells him he's special because he has two brains - one in his head and one is his back. Basil is so pleased that he starts to throw his weight around at playschool. That is, until he meets a large Tyrannosaurus rex! The other Stories included in this collection are: Blessu, Dumpling, Henry the Pond Poet, Happy Mouse Day and Under the MishMash tree 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children © Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Andrew Horton (Narrator)

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Ambrose Follows His Nose

"Brought to you by Puffin. An exciting new publication in celebration of the centenary of his birth, a recently discovered funny and poignant animal story by Dick King-Smith, completed by his great granddaughter, Josie Rogers. Ambrose may seem like an ordinary rabbit but he has the most extraordinary sense of smell. He can detect any aroma from sweets to kittens - and even niffy foxes! He lives with his family in a hutch and is visited every day by Biddy, who is desperate to take him home to be her pet - if only her mum and dad would let her. Biddy trains Ambrose to become a tracker rabbit - which comes in very handy when Ambrose's little sister Roly goes missing. But when Biddy's family find themselves in real danger, can Ambrose's sensitive nose save the day? 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children © Dick-King Smith & Josie Rogers 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Dick King-Smith, Josie Rogers (Author), Samuel West (Narrator)

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The Hodgeheg and Other Stories

"Brought to you by Puffin. This wonderfully funny audio collection contains eight adventures from the master of animal tales, Dick King-Smith. Perfect for young listeners, this magical collection features one of Dick King-Smith's most-loved stories: The Hodgeheg. Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but it's on the wrong side of the road from the Park where there's a beautiful lily pond and plenty of juicy slugs, worms and snails! The busy road is dangerous, but Max is determined to make his way across. If humans can do it, why can't hedgehogs? His first attempt ends in a nasty bump on the head and, when Max tries to speak, he realises his words are all mixed up. He is no longer a hedgehog but a hodgeheg! Still determined to fulfil his mission, Max discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady and some careful detective work . . . Other timeless classics included in this collection are: Poppet E.S.P The Mousebutcher The Merrythought Lightning Strikes Twice A Narrow Squeak Under the Mishmash tree 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children © The Estate of Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Ciaran Saward (Narrator)

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The Queen's Nose: A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation

"A BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of Dick King-Smith’s enchanting children’s story about Harmony Parker and her magical 50p coin. Harmony Parker is ten years old and loves animals. She longs for a pet of her very own, but her parents won’t allow it. All she can do is keep hoping, dreaming and wishing. Then Uncle Ginger comes to visit from India. He and Harmony become friends, and he gives her a very special present. Not a puppy, but something even better: a magical 50 pence piece with the power to grant seven wishes. All she has to do is rub the point of the coin opposite the Queen’s nose. Harmony starts wishing right away, and is soon the proud owner of some of the things she wants most in the world. But she discovers that you have to be careful what you wish for, as the Queen’s nose doesn’t always grant wishes in quite the way you might expect... This fantastic tale from the bestselling author of Babe, The Sheep-Pig starsLauren Mote as Harmony and Rupert Graves as Uncle Ginger. Cast Harmony...Lauren Mote Uncle Ginger...Rupert Graves Mr Parker...Richard Lumsden Mrs Parker...Matilda Ziegler Melody...Holly Bodimeade Postman/Mr Sharkey...Richard Fitzsymons Traffic warden/News anchor...Miche Docherty Kevin Rhys Dunlop Reporter...Julia Paul Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti Produced and Directed by Heather Larmour"

Dick King-Smith (Author), Full Cast, Lauren Mote, Rupert Graves (Narrator)

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Chewing the Cud: An Extraordinary Life Remembered by the Author of Babe: The Gallant Pig

"Best known for his best-selling novel, Babe, which was made into a major motion picture, Dick King-Smith draws on his over 14 years of experience on Woodlands Farm to create this thoughtful and humorous memoir. His time on the farm inspired countless stories as well as the numerous lovable characters found in them. In Chewing the Cud, he candidly talks about what moved him to become a children's author."

Dick King-Smith (Author), Dick King-Smith (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Dick King-Smith

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