Chewing the Cud

by KING-SMITH, DICK

• ISBN13: 9780375914591
• ISBN10: 0375914595
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Summary

A candid and very funny memoir from beloved children's book author Dick King-Smith. Before he was a children's book author, Dick King-Smith was a soldier, a farmer, a salesman, a factory worker, and a teacher. But he was always a devoted family man who loved the countryside he lived in and the animals he kept. In this insightful memoir, Dick King-Smith recounts the joys and failures of his life with equal humor and candor. And he remembers a delightful cast of animal charactersfrom Anna, the dachshund who turned out to be just stubborn, not deaf, to the 600-pound pig Monty, who liked to be scratched on top of his head, to Wilhelmina, a pet badger who was fond of love bites. As readers delight in recognizing the inspiration behind many of Dick King-Smith's books, they'll also see how a collection of experiences made a man a writer. From the Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

Dick King-Smith is the author of dozens of children’s books, including <i>Babe: The Gallant Pig</i>. In 1992, he was named Children’s Author of the Year at the British Book Awards.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>

Table of Contents

What's in a Name?	1	(3)
The Sheep-Pig	4	(5)
Farmhand	9	(15)
Myrle and the War	24	(15)
A Home of Our Own	39	(14)
Woodlands Farm	53	(12)
Cows	65	(16)
Pigs	81	(19)
Grandmothers and Grandfathers	100	(17)
Foxes and Badgers	117	(11)
Dogs	128	(15)
Pleasure and Pursuits	143	(14)
Goats, Children, and Ducks	157	(12)
A Farmer No More	169	(12)
A Little TV, a Lot of Books	181