WORLD-famous children's author Dick King-Smith visited Wiltshire to read to youngsters.
The author of The Sheep Pig, which spawned the Academy-nominated film Babe, travelled from his home near Bath.
His visit was part of a book week at Calne's Fynamore School, which also included pupils dressing up and writing stories.
Year five and six teacher Cathy Williams said Mr Smith told the children of why he became an author at 56 and his experiences in farming.
"The children were really very, very interested in everything Dick King-Smith had to say," she said.
Mrs Williams said he spent around 45 minutes with her class, after talking to year three and four children.
The week also involved children's author Mike Dickinson, who lives in Bradford-on-Avon, and wrote the book Danny's Birthday, reading to reception class children.
Gillian Key, of Key Day Nursery, the Reverend Philip Bromiley, of St Mary's Church, Calne, and Flt Lt David Jones, of RAF Lyneham, also visited the school to read to the children.
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