Best Selling Books by James Herriot

The Best of James Herriot is one of the most extraordinary volumes ever devoted to the work and world of a contemporary writer. Within its covers are unforgettable episodes from the remarkable series of memoirs that began with All Creatures Great and Small-"the ones my family and I have laughed at over the years and the ones my readers have said they most enjoyed," as Herriot, himself, put it. Yet the book is far more than a simple anthology: Its gorgeous pages also include hundreds of line drawings and color photographs, capturing Herriot's Yorkshire in a worthy complement to the writer's words. The 1991 publication of Every Living Thing, rendered the original edition of this book incomplete. This fall will mark the publication of the complete, definitive edition with the addition of five of his best, more recent stories, as well as new art. Once again The Best of James Herriot becomes the quintessential Herriot volume-one of those invaluable books that will be loved as much in decades to come as it is today.

A bedraggled orphaned kitten is nursed back to health on a Yorkshire farm, and when he recovers turns out to have a very unusual idea about the identity of his mother.

James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor is the first volume in the multimillion copy bestselling series...

After leaving Farmer Cobb's flock and exploring the outside world, Smudge the lamb has trouble returning home.

"Christmas can never go by without my remembering a certain little cat." So begins The Christmas Day Kitten, another true story from James Herriot's rich experience as a country vet. As always, the tale includes a vivid group of characters on two legs and four: Mrs. Pickering and her three stately Basset hounds, James himself, and Debbie, the self-possesed stray cat who makes a special contribution to Christmas at the Pickering house. This is one of James Herriot's own favorite stories, and it is sure to be one of yours.

Winter 2000

Writers and naturalists share stories of tame and wild animals.

Tales about cows and dogs, Shire horses, goats and orphaned lambs. The author tells of times midnight phone summons to sick animals and the character of the Dales people. From the dour farmer to the couple insisting the vet stay for a dram of whisky.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, k, p, e.

Strapped into the cockpit of a Tiger Moth trainer, the author has swapped his veterinarian's boots for an aircrew flying suit. After terrifying instructors he is soon grounded, discharged and back to his old life and vet practice in the dales around Darrowby.

This book contains ten stories about dogs. Jock has a battle on his paws to keep his position of top dog and Brandy who cannot resist inspecting dustbins. There are tender stories of neglected dogs given new homes and stories about the important part a pet plays in the life of an elderly person.