by Dick King-Smith · Tapa dura · ISBN 9782744101007
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«Babe, le cochon devenu berger» is a children's book by Dick King-Smith, published by France Loisirs in hardcover (138 pages, in French).
It tells the story of a piglet who, taken in on a farm, learns from a sheepdog the trade of guiding and protecting sheep. Despite prejudice against his species, he proves that intelligence and kindness can overcome any obstacle, and earns his own place among the farmyard animals.
It belongs to the «Ma première bibliothèque» collection from France Loisirs; this French edition was published in 1996. Mary Rayner provides the illustrations.
Suitable for young readers who enjoy animal stories set on a farm, with an endearing protagonist.
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
