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Chewing the Cud: An Extraordinary Life Remembered by the Author of Babe--The Gallant Pig
Chewing the Cud An Extraordinary Life Remembered by the Author of Babe--The Gallant Pig Author:Dick King-Smith 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 Ki... more »ng-Smith recounts the joys and failures of his life with equal humor and candor. And he remembers a delightful cast of animal characters?from 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.