by Dick King-Smith · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140344141
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«The Cuckoo Child» is Dick King-Smith's children's novel, published by Puffin in paperback (112 pages, in English).
Jack has a passion for birds and, during a visit to the zoo, is fascinated by an ostrich. When he learns that a spare egg is destined for a snake, he takes it to his family's farm and decides to incubate it. The story asks whether the chick will hatch and what Jack will do if it does, in a tale about friendship and acceptance.
The novel was originally published in 1991; this 1992 edition includes illustrations by David Parkins.
Recommended for children and young readers aged 9 and up, especially those interested in animal stories.
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.
