The story: When Abigail goes to the pet store and talks to a parrot she is determined to make a chick talk just like the
parrot. But when school starts again, can the hen keep her beak closed? About the
author: Dick King Smith is a famous children’s author who writes mainly terrific tales about animals. He is the creator of Babe the Gallant pig, which has been turned into a movie, Dick King Smith lives on a farm in Gloucestershire and has been writing since 1978. When I am older I will do a PHD on him, hopefully, because he is one of my favourite authors. Books written by Dick King Smith and reviewed by me: The Hodgeheg Happy Mouseday Back to Front Benjy Just Binnie Dinosaur Trouble The Nine Lives of Aristotle The Roundhill Lightening Fred Pretty Polly Merrythought The Invisible Dog And last but not least… The Clockwork Mouse