James Herriot's Treasury for Children
A teacher’s look at why this book belongs in the Read-to-Me, Read-by-Me stage.
Why it fits Read-to-Me, Read-by-Me (for the kindergarten-ready set, between being read to and reading alone)
True-hearted tales from a Yorkshire vet, gorgeously illustrated. Animal stories with real stakes and real kindness. The oversized format makes it a lap event.
What makes it special
True stories from a working vet, where animals get sick, get better, and matter enormously. The lush countryside paintings by Brown and Barrett give each tale storybook grandeur without losing the mud on the boots. Real stakes and real kindness — a gentle introduction to the idea that caring is a profession.
From the publisher
A collection of the author's stories for children, including "Moses the Kitten," "The Market Square Dog," and "Smudge, the Little Lost…
About James Herriot
James Herriot was the pen name of Alf Wight (1916–1995), a working Yorkshire veterinarian whose surgery stories — written in his fifties after decades of doctoring — became worldwide bestsellers; the children's treasury distills their warmest cases.
Wight wrote at the kitchen table after evening rounds, publishing his first book at 53 after years of rejections; he kept practicing as a vet through all the fame, seeing patients the morning after television crews left.
Also by this author: All Creatures Great and Small · Moses the Kitten · The Christmas Day Kitten
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