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Sophie in the Saddle

Author(s): Dick King-Smith

Animal Stories

Small, but very determined, Sophie loves animals and is going to be a farmer when she grows up. In this book she gets a dog that she calls "Puddle", makes friends with a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig and has her first ride on a pony!


Product Information

Dick King-Smith is one of the world's favourite children's book authors. His titles for Walker include the much-loved Sophie books, and his book "The Sheep-Pig" was turned into an Oscar-winning Hollywood film, "Babe". Dick lives in Bristol. David Parkins has illustrated a number of children's books, including "Webster J. Duck" and "Prowlpuss" (shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award and the 1995 Smarties Book Prize). He lives in Lincolnshire.

General Fields

  • : 9781844281329
  • : Walker Books Ltd
  • : Walker Books Ltd
  • : May 2005
  • : 185mm X 135mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Dick King-Smith
  • : -
  • : New edition
  • : David Parkins
  • : 823.914
  • : 96
  • : illustrations