Le fermier Arthur Hogget, en gagnant un petit cochon dans une foire, ne se doutait pas qu'il s'agissait d'un animal exceptionnel. A peine arrivé à la ferme, le cochonnet, Babe, fait la connaissance de Ficelle, une chienne de berger, qui l'adopte. Babe trouve aussi des amis dans la basse-cour, mais c'est surtout la manière dont Ficelle s'occupe des moutons qui éveille sa curiosité. Parviendra-t-elle à faire de lui un véritable cochon de berger ? Quand la ferme se change en studio- de cinéma... le conte animalier de Dick King-Smith - réjouissant de drôlerie, de finesse et d'intelligence - devient un film inoubliable où l'on retrouve Babe et ses amis en chair et en os.

Par quel étrange caprice du destin la souris madeleine a-t-elle pu mettre au monde un fils aussi gros qu'un bébé rat ? marcus aurelius, père de l'énorme nouveau-né - d'ailleurs baptisé magnus serait bien en peine de le dire ! et seules les pilules poiplume-pour-prendre-du-poids, en réalité destinées à engraisser les cochons, parviennent à satisfaire l'insatiable appétit du phénoménal souriceau.
La taille et le poids de magnus s'accroissent de jour en jour. au même rythme que les tracas qu'il cause à ses parents !.

Son père était détrousseur de passants mais Toby a d'autres ambitions, il veut devenir bandit de grands chemins. Dans l'Angleterre du XVIIIe siècle, ses débuts semblent prometteurs.

Le pauvre cul-blanc pourrait bien finir en chapelet de saucisses s'il ne prend pas rapidement son destin en main.
Méprisé par sa famille à cause d'une tache mal placée, il s'enfuit de la ferme et rencontre bandit-le-borgne, un chat très malin, qui lui propose de faire route ensemble. quand une nuit, cul-blanc sert de cible à un régiment en exercice, sa vie prend un tour vraiment exceptionnel. mais quelle passion hors du commun va lui apporter gloire et célébrité ?.

Le souhait le plus cher d'Harmony : avoir un animal bien à elle. Pas un éléphant ni même un chimpanzé. Un bébé chien ou un couple de souris ferait l'affaire. Pourquoi ses parents s'y opposent-ils ? Heureusement, il y a l'oncle Ginger et sa pièce de monnaie magique. Mais pour voir son voeu exaucé, Harmony devra surmonter bien des obstacles, déchiffrer une énigme, se montrer perspicace et généreuse. À sa grande surprise, elle parviendra ainsi à mieux connaître sa famille...

The Sheep-pig is one of Dick King-Smith's most famous tales. It shot to further fame when the film adaptation, Babe, was released in 1995. 'Why can't I learn to be a Sheep-Pig?' When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can't be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep-pig. 'An unexpectedly thrilling, funny charmer of a book' - Guardian 'Dick King-Smith is a huge favourite with children' - Observer *** Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award*** Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the country of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. He wrote a great number of children's books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry's Mad , Noah's Brother , The Queen's Nose , Martin's Mice , Ace , The Cuckoo Child and Harriet's Hare (winner of the Children's Book Award in 1995). In 2009 he was made an OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.
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The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on a Scottish beach, the morning after a great storm. Kirstie and her brother Angus find the egg and take it home. The next day it has hatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horse's head, warty skin, four flippers and a crocodile's tail. The baby sea monster soon becomes the family pet - but the trouble is, it just doesn't stop growing!

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 hodge-heg! 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 . . .From the number-one author for animal magic comes this wonderful new edition of The Hodgeheg. Lire la suite Fermer

Harmony's uncle sends her on a treasure trail - which disappointingly ends in her finding a 50p piece. But the coin is a magic one, and when you rub the queen's nose, your wishes will come true! From the number one author for animal magic comes this wonderful new edition of a much-loved classic.

Flightless, helpless and often, more than a little silly, chickens are no match for the cunning, merciless foxes stalking their coop. Or are they?Thanks to a careless farmer and generations of determined foxes, the chickens on Foxearth Farm have evolved into quick-witted, long-legged, high flying fox dodgers. Then, just a week after a vicious fox ambush in the water trough, three sisters are hatched. And Ransome, Sims and Jefferies are no ordinary chicks: they grow up determined to fight back. They are the legendary Fox Busters . . .From the number one author for animal magic comes this wonderful new edition of a much-loved classic.

"Martin, a kitten, is branded a `wimp' by his siblings for his friendly interest in mice. He loves caring for them and can't understand their desire for freedom. Only when he becomes the pet of a big city apartment dweller does he realize why his pets deserted him. An engaging animal fantasy with plenty of humorous insight into the human condition, King-Smith's story has humor and a fast pace which will appeal to younger readers."-- School Library Journal (starred review)

Dick King-Smiths classic story of Babe the sheep-herding pig is back with a charming new cover to win over a new generation of readers! When Babe arrives at Hogget Farm, Mrs. Hoggets thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops. But before long, Babe reveals a talent no one could have expected: he can handle Farmer Hoggets stubborn flock better than any sheepdog ever could! When Farmer Hogget enters Babe in the Grand Challenge Sheepdog Trials, everyone, including his wife, thinks he is a fool. But he believes in Babe. Now its just up to Babe to convince everyone else to believe in a sheep- pig ! An ALA Notable Book A Boston GlobeHorn Book Honor Book A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book An IRA-CBC Childrens Choice An NCTE Teachers Choice A hilarious fantasy about a plucky piglet that learns how to tend sheep, Babe is a barnyard charmer. -- The Washington Post on the film adaptation An animal fantasy which will inevitably be compared to Charlottes Web. . . . A splendid book. -- The Horn Book , starred review Impossible to resist. -- Booklist , starred review One of the most delightful childrens authors. -- The Guardian on Dick King-Smith
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There are six puppies in the pet shop window; five posh pedigree puppies, and a scruffy little mongrel with a grand ambition - to be a guard dog.

The other pups laugh at him. How can such a small, scruffy dog possibly expect to be bought to guard a home? Especially when his bark is the most horrible, earsplitting racket they have ever heard! Will the poor little guard dog be doomed to a lonely life in the Dogs' Home - or worse...?