Small, but very determined, Sophie loves animals and is going to be a farmer
when she grows up. In this book Sophie gets some new animals – including four
kittens – finds a farming friend and enters the sporting arena! About the
Author.
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.”