When Mary Mary finds her little brother Billy seemingly floating above his bed, with his nose, tummy and toes touching the ceiling, she is astounded. Never before has anyone in Mary's family been able to fly - even though their name is Bird!
An engaging tale from everybody's favourite animal author Dick King-Smith.
Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks
Dick King-Smith has brought magic into the lives of millions of children
DICK KING-SMITH was a Gloucestershire farmer until the age of 45, when he gave up farming to become a primary school teacher. As a bestselling full-time author, his work received many awards including a Bronze Medal for the Smarties Prize of l997 for
All Because of Jackson and the Children's Book Award in l995 for
Harriet's Hare. In l992, he was also voted Children's Author of the Year. In l995, his top-selling title The Sheep-Pig was developed into a box-office movie, BABE, introducing hundreds of thousands of youngsters to his work. He died in 2011.