Ace: The Very Important Pig

Ace is no ordinary pig. He understands human language completely, and he's determined to avoid the awful fate that befalls his brothers and sisters: the Market. First, he befriends the farmer's house pets, easygoing Clarence the cat and Megan, the snobby corgi. Next, he works his way into Farmer Tubbs's heart and home-and even into the farmer's favorite armchair! But it's not until Tubbs takes him to town that Ace finds fame beyond his wildest dreams... Book jacket.

Dick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England, surrounded by pet animals.  After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books.Dick writes mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to call it, often about pigs, his special favorites.  He enjoys writing for children, meeting the children who read his books, and knowing that they get enjoyment from what he does.  Among his well-loved books is <i>Babe, The Gallant Pig </i>, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award.  <br><br>Dick currently lives with his wife in a small 17th-century cottage, about three miles from the house where he was born.