Author | Clive King |
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Illustrator | Edward Ardizzone |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy adventure |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Publication date | 1 June 1963 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Pages | 157 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-14-034724-1 |
Stig of the Dump is a children's novel by Clive King which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1963. It is regarded as a modern children's classic and is often read in schools.[1] It was illustrated by Edward Ardizzone and has been twice adapted for television, in 1981 and in 2002. It was featured in a broadcast as an adaptation on BBC Home Service for schools in November 1964, and later on the BBC series Blue Peter.