Small but very determined, Sophie is everyone’s favourite farmer-to-be! A classic story for young readers by the beloved author of Babe. From the beloved author of Babe comes the first of six stories about Dick King-Smith’s most adored (human!) character, the inimitable Sophie, re-imagined twenty years later by the witty, perceptive paintbrush of the award-winning Hannah Shaw. Sophie loves animals of all kinds, but how will she grow up to be a farmer if she is not allowed any of her own? She goes looking for creatures to keep in her menagerie, but all she seems to find is trouble yikes! And there is one pest she certainly doesn’t want around: her prissy new neighbour, Dawn…