5/28/2023 0 Comments Babe by Dick King-Smith![]() ![]() While not fancy, they were expressive and showed you highlights of the book. The bright spot in all of this was Melissa Manwill’s black and white illustrations. Maybe I was not in the mood for that book. Maybe I just do not like Dick King-Smith as an author. Maybe it was too casual about life on a farm (they mention pigs fates on most farms, but it is almost assumed the reader understands this fact of life). Maybe it was the “Britishisms” that threw me off (there is “language” by American standards as the dog is called a bitch). Maybe it was too young for me (aimed at ages 7 to young 10). The (pardon the rude pun) meat of the story was lost. The other themes of politeness and discrimination are obvious. The theme of family is where you make it is obvious. He is, of course, smart and able to become a sheep-pig with not a lot of trouble. The story is sweet: a sheepdog, Fly, adopts the piglet she names Babe. The finale was also better suited for the big screen and not the page. (Spoiler) The big scene where Babe saves the sheep from the other dogs, I felt like I was reading a script and the action not reading a book. The book has “Babe did this” and “The sheep said this” action. ![]() I can only imagine there is more emotion to the movie. However, I am going to assume that it is only like Babe the Gallant Pig, the book, in the fact there is a pig, farmer and sheep. ![]() Babe, the movie, may or may not have been in my movie viewing. ![]()
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