Dick King-Smith, well-known British children's book author of The Sheep-Pig died yesterday. You and I know The Sheep-Pig as Babe, The Gallant Pig.
We all loved Babe, but have you ever heard of King-Smith's bigger (at least in the UK) success? The Hodgeheg is apparently quite well-loved; I'll be looking for it.
Sad news!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the line "that'll do, pig" always makes me think of the Simpsons, when Groundskeeper Willie says "That'll do, snake...that'll do."
Yes, I'm a huge Simpsons nerd.
Loved the book and the movie, but never heard of the Hodgeheg. Will look for it. Have you read King-Smith's book about the parrot? Liked that one, too.
ReplyDeleteI sniffed too....I kept hearing "If I had words to make a day for you" playing over and over in my head all day.
ReplyDeleteNOOOOOOO!
ReplyDeleteI know this sounds insensitive, but I thought he'd died several years ago. Thus, I'm happy he had some more time.
ReplyDeleteHeee heee heee!
ReplyDeleteGail, you're as bad as I am. Most of the time, I'm completely lost as to whether or not people are still alive...!
Tanita--At both the Christmas and New Year's Eve parties I attended there were discussions of whether or not a well-known person (different in each case) was still alive. I was wrong on one and right on the other.
ReplyDeleteI guess you know you've made it if strangers are interested enough to wonder if you're alive or dead.
Gail, we should make a board game of this. We'll call it Existent? or Expired? It'd be a hit at parties...
ReplyDeleteIt would be a hit at the parties I go to, anyway.
ReplyDeleteWHAT? NO! How did I miss this? That makes me so sad. I love recommending his books here at the library, and I liked thinking that new ones would continue arriving at regular intervals.
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