These popular children’s stories all have important birthdays this year.

How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
(Hachette Children’s)

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a smallish Viking with a longish name. His Hairy Hooligan tribe thinks he’s useless but, with the help of a dragon, can Hiccup prove he’s a hero? Celebrate 20 years of a favourite story with this anniversary edition.

The Sheep-Pig
by Dick King-Smith
(Puffin Books)

When Farmer Hogget brings Babe home, the little orphaned piglet (成为孤儿的小猪) is raised by a kind-hearted sheepdog called Fly. Babe knows he can never be a sheepdog like Fly but could he learn how to be a sheep-pig? Famously made into the film Babe, this much-loved animal story turns 40 this year.

Emily of New Moon
by L. M. Montgomery
(Virago Books)

When Emily is sent to live at New Moon with relatives she’s never met, her imagination and ideas soon cause her to clash (争执) with her Aunt Elizabeth. Will New Moon ever feel like home? Written by the author of Anne of Green Gables, this story was first published in 1923 and is celebrating its 100th birthday this year.

The Dark is Rising
by Susan Cooper
(Puffin Books)

It’s Midwinter’s Eve, the day before Will’s 11th birthday. Strange things are happening in the snowy countryside around him and Will soon realises this will be a birthday like no other. First published 50 years ago, this classic adventure remains as exciting and magical as ever.

【小题1】Whose book was Babe adapted from?

A．Susan Cooper’s.	B．Cressida Cowell’s.
C．Dick King-Smith’s.	D．L. M. Montgomery’s.

【小题2】Which of the following books has been in print for a century?

A．How to Train Your Dragon.	B．Emily of New Moon.
C．The Dark is Rising.	D．The Sheep-Pig.

【小题3】What do we know about The Dark is Rising?

A．It is made up of several stories.

B．It is published by Virago Books.

C．It is set around the character’s birthday.

D．It is based on the author’s personal experience.