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James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small Hardcover – Picture Book, October 28, 2014

by James Herriot (Author), Ruth Brown (Illustrator), Peter Barrett (Illustrator)
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James Herriot's award-winning stories for young readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life.

Children have always found a delightful friend in James Herriot. His award-winning stories for young readers bring the farmyard world of Herriot's Yorkshire to vibrant life. Featuring a host of adorable animals and colorful townsfolk, each of the stories is narrated by the country vet himself, with all of the warmth, caring, and good humor that have made James Herriot beloved the world over.

Here, in James Herriot's Treasury for Children, we find all of his books for children collected in one beautiful volume. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories―radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown―are perennial favorites, and this new complete edition will make a wonderful gift for all readers, great and small.

Taken together, these stories comprise a wondrous Herriot menagerie, a family treasure that will be passed, with joy and affection, from generation to generation.

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  3. Language
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  4. Grade level
    1 - Preschool
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.87 x 10.81 inches
  6. Publisher
    St. Martin's Griffin
  7. Publication date
    October 28, 2014
  8. ISBN-10
    1250058139
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1250058133
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“James Herriot found a gentle, wise and often humorous way to write about animals and to evoke a beautiful but fading way of life in those Yorkshire Hills. He showed me how to focus not just on the animals, but on the people who lived with the animals, and their loving, sometimes difficult and very wonderful connections with one another. While he is known for his wonderful writing about animals, I often think of his ability to capture people. From the first, I've tried to capture that feeling, that uplifting and heartwarming style. I can't say that I have ever quite matched the writing of James Herriot, but he has always inspired me and given me something to aim for. He often makes me smile, sometimes makes me cry, you can't really ask more from a writer than that.” ―Jon Katz, New York Times bestselling author of Second Chance Dog, A Dog Year, A Good Dog, and many others

“I recall reading All Creatures Great and Small many years ago, while working as a veterinary technician for a mobile vet in Los Angeles. We worked with cats and dogs, of course, but with farm animals, too, and apes and monkeys and angry pet raccoons, burros, crows, macaws– the variety of pets in Los Angeles was limitless. During that wonderful time, I'd be beaten senseless by a kangaroo, held hostage by a love-struck chimpanzee, chased by angry hogs, and sat on by a miniature horse inside of a well-known celebrity's home. It was a magical time, and it made perfect sense for me to read Herriot in the evenings, a grand fellow who'd roam the English countryside making veterinary house calls, effortlessly moving from draft horses to kittens, healing, telling stories. I felt a kinship with him and his magical world, and marveled at his talent for drawing me into his cast of characters. Later in life, when I too would write of my experiences with animals and their people, I would hearken to Herriot's Yorkshire Dales, and to prose so genuine that it would help inspire my own career as a writer and pet behaviorist. Herriot to me remains a superhero of sorts, who, in visiting home after home like some veterinary Santa, taught me how simple, heartwarming prose about people and their animals could rise above the commonplace, and become art.” ―Steve Duno, author of Last Dog on the Hill, The Everything Cat Book and The Amazing Dog Trick Book

“Just the sort of thing you hope will imprint on the memory screen of a young child: fresh, clear, pure, and good.” ―Commonwealth

“Herriot's well-loved tales of his life as a rural British veterinarian hold the timeless qualities of family affection, humor, loyalty, appreciation for nature, and love of animals.” ―Booklist

About the Author

James Herriot (1916-1995) was the bestselling author of memoirs including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, and Every Living Thing. At age 23, Herriot qualified for veterinary practice with the Glasgow Veterinary College, and moved to the town of Thirsk in Yorkshire to work in a rural practice. He would live in, work in, and write about the region for the rest of his life. Though he dreamed for years of writing a book, his veterinary work and his family kept him busy, and he did not start writing until the age of 50. In 1979, he was awarded the title Order of the British Empire (OBE). His veterinary practice in Yorkshire, England, is now tended by his son, Jim Wight.

Ruth Brown illustrated James Herriot's Treasury of Inspirational Stories for Children.

Peter Barrett co-illustrated James Herriot's Treasury of Inspirational Stories for Children from St. Martin's Press.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Griffin; New edition (October 28, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250058139
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250058133
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3+ years, from customers
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - Preschool
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.76 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.87 x 10.81 inches
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    "James Herriot (1916–1995) was the pen name of James Alfred “Alf” Wight, an English veterinarian whose tales of veterinary practice and country life have delighted generations. Many of Herriot’s works—including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, and Every Living Thing—became international bestsellers and have been adapted for film and television.

    Herriot’s stories rely on numerous autobiographical elements taken from his life in northern England’s Yorkshire County, and they depict a simple, rustic world deeply in touch with the cycles of nature."

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Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Children’s Book
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Heartwarming stories with beautiful illustrations
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still a marvelous book for children.
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The book was good when it was first published. it is still a wonderful story many years later. Age range would be 8-12 years. It reads well for parents to share. There are no offending passages in the book. Compassion for animals abounds!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift for a young reader.
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Each page is beautifully illustrated and the stories are very heart felt and engaging.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, old school!
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Well written and held my grandchilds interest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Stories
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This is a beautifully illustrated book of short stories about animals. A treasure to share with your children or grandchildren. A keeper.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic!
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I love Herriott's stories, and this is such a sweet collection. I especially love all of the illustrations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is beautifully written and illustrated
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It will be hard to part with the book. It is so lovely. The stories are so well written
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Panthera
5.0 out of 5 stars This treasury is indeed that
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2023
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This Christmas gift for a child is appreciated by the gifters as it will surely be by the child. It is a beautiful book in colour, print and presentation.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Book
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This book was a treasure from the moment we set eyes on it on Christmas morning. It is so beautiful, high quality, generous and beautifully illustrated and written. It is a thing of beauty and my children were so enraptured by the lovely, gentle, joyful tales that my 4 year old girl and 7 year old boy begged for it every night at bedtime. Every night we read another story until it was finished. Truly the best book I have ever bought my children. It is charming and will fill your children with love, happiness and peace, as well as many laughs.
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Atharva
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to teach your kids empathy for animals.
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I havent come across any book as wonderful as this which talks of animals and their stories..and these are not fictions..but true stories penned by the Veterinary doctor practicing in Scotland countryside. The stories are of farm animals like cats and dogs and horse and ship and pig. Each story is narrated very well to depict the character of each animal without any jargon.
And what to say about marvelous illustrations of this book. There is not a single page without illustration. Rather the stories are written on illustrated pages. The illustrations very well show the countryside Scotland which seems very similar to rural India of farms and animals. Each page is a vibrant imagery. Both the illustrators have their own different style. The book has a very grand size. You would feel like a photo album..like a memoir someone had made.
You would surely love this book for yourself and your kids.
This review is for hardcover edition by St. Martin's Griffin (ISBN : 978-1250058133)
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Len
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book :)
Reviewed in Germany on January 14, 2018
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Ich liebe dieses Buch sehr und kannte einzelne Geschichten bereits aus meiner Kindheit. Sie jetzt alle versammelt in einem Buch zu haben ist einfach toll. Natürlich muss man zumindest Schulenglisch Niveau verstehen, um es lesen zu können.
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