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Laura is amazed when her baby brother George starts talking to her when he's only four weeks old, particularly as he sounds like a grown-up! It's a big secret to keep from their parents and the rest of the family and leads to all sorts of comic confusion until George's first birthday - when he makes a speech to his startled family.
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Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Many of his stories are inspired by his farming experiences. Later he taught at a village primary school. His first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978. He wrote a great number of children's books, including The Sheep-Pig (winner of the Guardian Award and filmed as Babe), Harry's Mad, Noah's Brother, The Hodgeheg, Martin's Mice, Ace, The Cuckoo Child and Harriet's Hare (winner of the Children's Book Award in 1995). At the British Book Awards in 1991 he was voted Children's Author of the Year. In 2009 he was made OBE for services to children's literature. Dick King-Smith died in 2011 at the age of eighty-eight.
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Laura's baby brother George was four weeks old when it happened. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Story plot:
George was a very special baby - he could talk from the moment he was born; he kept it a secret until he was (exactly) six weeks old when he told his seven year old sister, Laura. Find out what happens when the baby starts parrot talking...
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 an extraordinary movie; Dick King Smith lives on a quiet farm in Gloucestershire and has been writing since 1978. When I am older, I wish to do research on his wonderful work because he is one of my all time favourite authors.
Rating and Recommendation:
I really admire Dick King Smith's ability to write superb stories about amazing animals but surprisingly this was about a child who did not have a pet or any animals near by. I would rate this book 10/ 10 and would recommend it to all children who like extraordinary babies. I will put this book on my all-time favourite list.
George was a very special baby - he could talk from the moment he was born; he kept it a secret until he was (exactly) six weeks old when he told his seven year old sister, Laura. Find out what happens when the baby starts parrot talking...
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 an extraordinary movie; Dick King Smith lives on a quiet farm in Gloucestershire and has been writing since 1978. When I am older, I wish to do research on his wonderful work because he is one of my all time favourite authors.
Rating and Recommendation:
I really admire Dick King Smith's ability to write superb stories about amazing animals but surprisingly this was about a child who did not have a pet or any animals near by. I would rate this book 10/ 10 and would recommend it to all children who like extraordinary babies. I will put this book on my all-time favourite list.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was an ideal book to read to a bright 4/5 year old ... just before she could read for herself.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another wonderful book; this one was actually my favorite as i was growing up. The concept of a baby who was born with an adult's vocabulary and mentality, helping his older sister with schoolwork (for example to learn her times tables), and in return being helped with the difficulties of being a baby. The story culminates with George's birthday party by which time his parents have grasped what an astonishing baby he is, whilst the other relatives do not yet know. This story is massive fun!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Little Read
This is a lovely story by an expert story teller.Bought for my Grandson (6 next week) who is ahead of his class at reading and writing and he is able to read a lot of this for... Read more
Published 6 months ago by B. C. Smith
George Speaks
A very enjoyable book.I bought it for my seven year old son who really loved it.
I could not find this book in local book stores.
I could not find this book in local book stores.
Published 8 months ago by Yammers
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