NMLP P-044182 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Sheep-Pig

Dick King-Smith · Victor Gollancz (London) · 1983

UK Victor Gollancz (London), 1983 is the true first and precedes the American edition by two years; it won the 1984 Guardian Children's Fiction Award. The first American edition is Crown Publishers, New York, 1985, retitled 'Babe: The Gallant Pig', retaining Mary Rayner's illustrations. Both are collected — the Gollancz as the true first, the Crown as the first American edition and the first appearance under the 'Babe' title.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-044182 for "The Sheep-Pig" by Dick King-Smith (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-044182, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).