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Dumpling - Dick King-Smith

Description: ISBN 0141312971 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: Dick King-Smith / Edition: New Ed / Paperback / 32 Pages / Book is published 2002-09-26 ... more

Dumpling - Dick King-Smith ... by Puffin

Newest Review: ... with Dumpling. She is a small dachshund dog who's body has not grown as long as her two brothers. They are long, slender and ... more

... sleek whereas she is short and stumpy - hence her name - Dumpling! This story tells of how, feeling quite miserable about her stature, Dumpling goes off for a walk and meets a witch's black cat. The cat has magical powers and can grant wishes and so you can probably guess what Dumpling wishes for! Her wish is granted and her body starts growing. The only problem is that it grows and grows until it is so long that it is dragging on the floor and her back legs are lagging far behind. It doesn't take long before Dump...more

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Dumpling - Dick King-Smith: Be careful what you wish for! (517 words)
by - written on 22/05/09 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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Dick King-Smith has written a number of very successful stories for children, the most successful of which is probably The Sheep Pig, which was later, made into the film Babe. I have always thought that his children's stories are very good, and now that my daughter is in Year 1 and has just taken off with her reading, I was very interested to discover that he has written a number of books in the First Young Puffin series. These are real stories aimed at younger children who are just beginning reading. Dumpling is one of the books in this series. Most of Dick King-Smith's books are about animals, which is the case with Dumpling. She is a small dachshund dog ... Read the complete review

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