James Herriot Books In Order

All Creatures Great and Small Books In Publication Order

If Only They Could Talk (1970)
All Creatures Great and Small (1972)
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet (1972)
Let Sleeping Vets Lie (1973)
Vet in Harness (1974)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (1974)
Vets Might Fly (1976)
All Things Wise and Wonderful (1976)
The Lord God Made Them All (1981)
Vet in a Spin (1984)

Smudge Books In Publication Order

Smudge, The Little Lost Lamb (1991)
Smudge’s Day Out (1991)

Short Story Collections In Publication Order

The Best of James Herriot (1983)
Horse & Pony Stories (1986)

Picture Books In Publication Order

Bonny’s Big Day (1972)
Moses the Kitten (1984)
Only One Woof (1985)
The Christmas Day Kitten (1986)
Blossom Comes Home (1988)
The Market Square Dog (1989)
Oscar, Cat-About-Town (1990)
The Animals at Diamond Woods (2009)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

Animal Stories, Tame & Wild (1979)
James Herriot’s Yorkshire (1979)
All Creatures Great and Small Annual 1982 (1981)
James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories (1986)
James Herriot’s Dog Stories (1986)
Greatest Cat Stories (1989)
James Herriot Story Book (1992)
Every Living Thing (1992)
James Herriot’s Treasury for Children (1992)
James Herriot’s Cat Stories (1994)
Seven Yorkshire tales (1995)
James Herriot’s Yorkshire Stories (1995)
James Herriot’s Yorkshire Village (1995)
James Herriot’s Animal Stories (1997)
Yorkshire Stories (1998)
James Herriot’s Yorkshire Revisited (1999)

Anthologies In Publication Order

Famous and Curious Animal Stories (1989)
Christmas Cats (2005)

All Creatures Great and Small Book Covers

Smudge Book Covers

Short Story Collections Book Covers

Picture Book Covers

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Anthologies Book Covers

James Herriot Books Overview

If Only They Could Talk

When the newly qualified vet, James Herriot, arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby, he has no idea of the new friends he will meet or adventures that lie ahead. From the author whose books inspired the BBC series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’, this first volume of unforgettable memoirs chronicles James Herriot’s first years as a country vet, with the signature storytelling magic that has made him a favourite the world over. Here is a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic of wild places and beautiful countryside.

All Creatures Great and Small

These are the stories that catapulted James Herriot to literary fame. When this book was first published, it was merely a simple volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian. But within a year, the book became recognized as a masterpiece. And in the three decades that followed, Dr. Herriot has become one of the most universally loved authors of our time. In this first volume of memoirs, then newly qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby and he has no idea what to expect. How will he get on with his new boss? With the local farmers? And what will the animals think? This program is filled with hilarious and touching tales of the unpredictable Sigfriend Farnon, Sigfreid’s zany brother, Tristan, and Herriot’s first encounters with a beautiful girl called Helen. Now as then, All Creatures Great and Small is full of humor, warmth, pathos, drama, and James Herriot’s love of life. His journey across the Yorkshire dales, and his encounters with humans and dogs, cows, and kittens are lovingly told by Christopher Timothy with all the fascination, affection, and joy that suffuses Dr. Herriot’s work.

It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet

How on earth did James Herriot come to be sitting on a high Yorkshire moor, smelling vaguely of cows? James isn’t sure, but he knows that he loves it. This second hilarious volume of memoirs contains more tales of James’ unpredictable boss Siegfried Farnon, his charming student brother Tristan, animal mayhem galore and his first encounters with a beautiful girl called Helen. ‘He can tell a good story against himself, and his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious’ ‘Daily Telegraph’. ‘Full of warmth, wisdom and wit’ ‘The Field’. ‘It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot’s company’ ‘Observer’.

Let Sleeping Vets Lie

With two years experience behind him, James Herriot still feels privileged working on the beautiful Yorkshire moors as assistant vet at the Darrowby practice. Time to meet yet more unwilling patients and a rich cast of supporting owners. Full of hilarious tales of his unpredictable boss Siegfreid Farnon, his charming student brother Tristan, the joys of spring lambing, a vicious cat called Boris and James’ jinxed courtship of the lovely Helen, this third volume of memoirs is sure to delight hardened fans and new readers of James Herriot titles alike. ‘He can tell a good story against himself, and his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious.’ ‘Daily Telegraph’. ‘Full of warmth, wisdom and wit.’ ‘The Field’. ‘It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot’s company.’ ‘Observer’.

Vet in Harness

The Yorkshire dales have never seemed more beautiful for James now he has a lovely wife by his side, a partner’s plate on the gate and the usual menagerie of farm animals, pets and owners demanding his constant attention and teaching him a few lessons along the way. All of the old Darrowby friends are on top form Siegfried thrashes round the practice, Tristan occasionally buckles down for finals, and James is signed up for a local cricket team. ‘He can tell a good story against himself, and his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious’, observes ‘The Daily Telegraph’. ‘Full of warmth, wisdom and wit’ ‘The Field’. ‘It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot’s company’ ‘Observer’.

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Two years ago when we published James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small, we called it a ‘miracle between covers.’ In the first major review of the book, Alfred Ames said: ‘If there is any justice, All Creatures Great and Small will become a classic of its kind. The publishers call it a miracle not too strong a word for a book that offers something for everyone: gusto, humor, pathos, information, romance, insight, style. It is vicarious living with one of the happiest and most admirable of people, a veterinary surgeon in the Yorkshire dales who can write superlatively well.’James, the miracle worker, has done it again. All Things Bright and Beautiful is precisely the warm and joyful sequel that readers all over America have been asking for. James is now married, and he and Helen live on the top floor of Skeldale House, while his former boss, now partner, Siegfried lives downstairs with Siegfried’s brother Tristan. James continues the rich and rewarding day to day life of a small town veterinarian, and we journey with him across the dales meeting a whole new cast of unforgettable characters humans, dogs, horses, lambs, parakeets all of them drawn with the same infinite fascination, affection, and insight that have made Herriot one of the most beloved authors of our time. This is the most loving book of the year to have or to give.

Vets Might Fly

A few months of married bliss, a lovers’ nest in Darrowby and the wonders of home cooking are rudely interrupted for James Herriot by the Second World War. James Herriot’s fifth volume of memoirs relocates him to a training camp somewhere in England. And in between square pounding and digging for victory, he dreams of the people and livestock he left behind him. ‘There are funny cases, sad cases, farm animals and pets, downright farmers, ladies of refinement, hard bitten NCOs and of course, the immortal Siegfried and Tristan’ ‘The Sunday Times’. ‘Another winner…
as always hilariously funny’ ‘The Sunday Telegraph’. ‘It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot’s company’ ‘Observer’.

All Things Wise and Wonderful

James Herriot is probably the most beloved living writer. When All Things Bright and Beautiful was published three years ago, it became the number one best seller in the world, winning still new friends for the Yorkshire veterinarian whose first book All Creatures Great and Small had already been enjoyed by millions of readers. In this, his third book, he takes up where he left off both in terms of the warmth, humor, and skill with which he writes, and in the story itself. It is World War Two and James has just been inducted into the RAF. We see him at training camp and we go back to Yorkshire on real trips as he breaks away to see Helen who is about to have a baby, and on trips of reverie as he recalls the Dales, the animals, and the Yorkshire people who have so enriched his life. We meet old friends again his partner Siegfried, the zany Tristan, the bon vivant Granville Bennett and scores of new folk, each with a story to tell. James Herriot is back, and, as one reviewer said of his work, ‘If ever you have loved a friend, human or otherwise, this is the book for you.’

The Lord God Made Them All

The triumphant conclusion to the legendary seriesWith each book more engaging than the last, James Herriot once again brings us the magical beauty of Yorkshire through his uplifting experiences as a country veterinarian. These stories provide a grand finale to the wonderful books that began with All Creatures Great and Small and continued in All Things Bright and Beautiful and All Things Wise and Wonderful. It is just after World War II, and James has returned from the Royal Air Force to do battle with the diseases and injuries that befall the farm animals and pets of Skeldale and the surrounding moors. Four year old Jimmy Herriot, Humphrey Cobb and his little beagle Myrtle, Norman the book loving veterinary assistant, and many more new faces join old favorites among the green hills of Yorkshire, as James takes an unforgettable voyage to Russia on a freighter with 383 pedigreed sheep. Touching our hearts with laughter and wisdom, lifting our spirits with compassion and goodness, James Herriot never fails to delight.

Vet in a Spin

James Herriot, strapped into the cockpit of a Tiger Moth trainer, feels rather out of place, but he hasn’t found a new profession and it surely won’t be long before the RAF come round to his point of view. James Herriot’s sixth volume of unforgettable memoirs sees him dreaming of the day when he can rejoin his wife, Helen, little son, Jimmy, veterinary partner, Siegfried, the eternal student Tristan and all the old Darrowby crows, both two legged and four. ‘He can tell a good story against himself, and his pleasure in the beauty of the countryside in which he works is infectious’, observes ‘The Daily Telegraph’. ‘Full of warmth, wisdom and wit’ ‘The Field’. ‘It is a pleasure to be in James Herriot’s company’ ‘Observer’.

Smudge, The Little Lost Lamb

Smudge is an adorable black and white lamb, who lives in Farmer Cobb’s farmyard with his mother and many other animals. One fine spring day, though, Smudge decides to see the world outside Farmer Cobb’s fence, and finds himself on a glorious adventure until he discovers that he can’t get back in . Smudge, The Little Lost Lamb, James Herriot’s newest story for children, is another delightful addition to the beloved country veterinarian’s award winning series of books for young readers. Illustrated with the radiant watercolors of Ruth Brown, it will be a joy for readers of all ages.

The Best of 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.

Bonny’s Big Day

The endearing story of farmer John Skipton and his old carthorse Bonny. Though retired from farmwork for years, Bonny has never been thought of as a pet. But when the farmer is talked into entering her in a pet show, the stage is set for the biggest day of her life. Color illustrations.

Moses the Kitten

The storytelling magic of James Herriot has become a warm, joyful part of our children’s lives. In Moses the Kitten, Herriot tells the tale of a tiny, bedraggled kitty found tucked beside a frozen pond, who is nursed back to health on a nearby farm.

Only One Woof

‘One nice thing about a country vet is that there are so many interesting things to see when I visit the farms…
‘The captivating story told within these pages is certainly one of the most entertaining that this vet has ever encountered. Gyp is the sweet but silent sheepdog who is separated from his favorite puppy playmate at a young age. The two are reunited later with a surprising response from Gyp. Accompanied by the delightful artwork of Peter Barrett, James Herriot’s Only One Woof will prove to be a treasured favorite with children and adults alike.

The Christmas Day Kitten

‘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.

Blossom Comes Home

‘I’m right sorry to see her go,’ said Farmed Dakin to James Herriot, his vet. ‘She’s stood in that stall for twelve years and given me thousands of gallons of milk.’But Blossom the cow was too old now for milking, and the farmer needed to make room for a younger animal. So, sadly, he was sending blossom to market. At least, that’s what he and the vet thought. But as James Herriot continued on his rounds to Mrs. Pickering and her Basset hounds, he was about to find that Blossom has a surprise in store…

The Market Square Dog

The storytelling magic of James Herriot has become a warm, joyful part of our children’s lives. The Market Square Dog is his tale of a friendly stray dog who comes to beg in the Darrowby village square and goes without a home until the local policeman saves the day.

Oscar, Cat-About-Town

Oscar is a good natured stray cat, left by a little girl with the Herriots to be nursed back to health. the country veterinarian and his wife take him into their home, and soon he has become part of their family. But before too long, Oscar starts setting off on his own running away, only to turn up in the funniest places. Oscar, Cat About Town, the newest children’s story by James Herriot, is sure to become another classic; illustrated with the rich, colorful artwork of Ruth Brown, it will win the hearts of readers young and old.

The Animals at Diamond Woods

In the countryside of Oregon is a beautiful golf course called Diamond Woods. A family owns the golf course and work together to keep things running smoothly. Up the hill behind the golf course live farm animals and woods animals, and things aren t going so smoothly. The farm animals have names, but the woods animals don t. All the animals are very different. But when farm animals venture into the woods, they sometimes never come back. The farm animals are real, with their observed personalities and behaviors integrated into the story. Very creative. A delightful read. Tim C. Leedom Author, editor and film writer, Manoa Valley Publishing Illustrated by the illustrator for the grandson of the author of the Wizard of Oz.

James Herriot’s Yorkshire

Here is James Herriot’s best selling personal tour through the beautiful, almost magical land of All Creatures Great and Small and his new volume of memoirs, Every Living Thing. The gorgeous northern English countryside, depicted so memorably in James Herriot’s internationally adored books, jumps to life here in more than two hundred full color photographs that reveal the dales, the snowy hills, the becks and towns and farms in all their glory. Accompanying all this is a warmhearted text by the beloved veterinarian himself, who leads you through the countryside that he has made his own. And as you enjoy this book, he will make it yours as well.

All Creatures Great and Small Annual 1982

James Herriot’s Favorite Dog Stories

This enchanting program collects some of the Yorkshire vet’s favorite stories about one of his favorite animals, each tale as memorable and heartwarming as the last. Christopher Timothy, the star of television’s All Creatures Great and Small, and the acknowledged ‘voice’ of Dr. Herriot, lovingly narrates this new collection of the good doctor’s canine encounters. Here are tales of golden retrievers and sheepdogs, beagles and dachshunds, purebreds and crossbreeds and just plain mutts and, of course, Tricki Woo, Mrs. Pumphrey’s memorable Pekinese. Each tale is suffused with the humor, wisdom and humanity of one of the greatest storytellers of our time: James Herriot.

James Herriot’s Dog Stories

In the years after the publication of All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot became the most beloved storyteller of our time. The warm and joyful memoirs of his life as a country vet in England’s Yorkshire have endeared him to countless readers around the world. In addition to the succeeding volumes in that series All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, and Every Living Thing his writing has appeared in eight children’s books and in the special illustrated volumes James Herriot’s Yorkshire and The Best of James Herriot. James Herriot’s Cat Stories, with more than a million copies in print, became his most popular hardcover ever. And, in this volume, the kindly animal doctor collects fifty of his tales about his very favorite animal man’s best friend. Herriot tells us that even at an early age ‘I was fascinated by dogs…
I could never quite take dogs for granted. Why were they so devoted to the human race? Why should they delight in our company and welcome us home in transports of joy? Why should their greatest pleasure lie in being with us in our homes and wherever we were?…
As a vet I could be with dogs all the time, attending to them, curing their illnesses, saving their lives.’ And although as James Herriot was soon to find out being a vet in the Yorkshire Dales meant caring for cows, sheep, and horses, with precious little time left over for ‘small animal’ practice, somehow dogs continued to play a large pare in both his personal and his professional life. Here are the complete dog stories form the first four volumes of his memoirs: a handsome collection of tales some available nowhere else in America that will warm the hearts of dog lovers around the world. Featuring a special introduction by the author and his own accompanying notes to each story, and warmly illustrated by Victor Ambrus, this tribute from man to dog is a volume no Herriot fan will want to be without.

Every Living Thing

Celebrate the return of the most beloved storyteller of our time!The waiting is finally over. For the first time in over a decade, the world’s favorite veterinarian, James Herriot, returns us in a twinkle to the rural green enclave of England called Yorkshire for more irresistible tales of animals and people. At long last, another treat from Herriot!In stories of wonders great and small, James reintroduces many old friends like Mrs. Pumphrey, his partner Siegfried Farnon, and of course, his wife Helen. But there are wonderful new faces too, especially his children Rosie and Jimmy, and his latest assistant, Calum Buchanan. Herriot works his magic again!Offering readers an even more intimate view of the life and dreams of a country vet than any of his previous volumes, James Herriot’s Every Living Thing is a book that will warm your heart, make you laugh out loud, and feel so good you’ll never want it to end. Herriot really does love Every Living Thing…
and so will you!

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian’s delightful tales for young readers. 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.

James Herriot’s Cat Stories

What better match of author and subject than James Herriot, and the adorable felines that delight so many millions of pet fanciers around he world. This warm and joyful volume of stories collects some of the Yorkshire vet’s favorite tales about one of his favorite animals each memoir as memorable and heartwarming as the last. Kittens and cats of all kinds populate this program and, like their flesh and blood counterparts, they will purr their way into the hearts and minds of everyone who hears their stories. You’ll meet cats of farmers, merchants and matrons; cats with definite social graces, and wild, untamed nature; and some cats who became a cherished part of the life of the Herriot family. you’ll also meet some of the Herriot family. You’ll also meet some of the wonderful people of Yorkshire cat owners and adoptees men and women whose lives were touched and changed forever by the love and affection of these fascinating, independent, caring creatures.

James Herriot’s Animal Stories

A new collection of tales of all creatures bright and beautiful, great and small from the pen of the world’s most beloved veterinarian. Share Dr. Herriot’s wonder and humor, his adventures and misadventures as he contends with pet owners and landowners; rough spoken farmers and soft spoken gentry; orphaned lambs, litters of piglets and puppies, cattle and draught horses; and miscellaneous cats and dogs including, of course, Mrs. Pumphrey’s inimitable Pekinese, Tricki Woo. A perfect introduction to Herriot’s magical experiences on the farm or a wonderful way to enhance your Herriot collection, these stories are sure to please animal lovers and James Herriot devotees alike.

James Herriot’s Yorkshire Revisited

James Herriot lived and worked in North Yorkshire, England, for over fifty years, first and foremost as a vet, but in his later years as one of the world’s most successful authors. Twenty years ago, the bestselling book, James Herriot’s Yorkshire combined hundreds of color photos with a moving essay highlighting the places he loved so much from the lush valley meadows in the springtime to the remote villages during the depths of winter. Now, two decades later, the Herriot estate has authorized the creation of a new book on Yorkshire that matches the original in both charm and grace. Complete with an introduction by James Herriot’s son, Jim Wight, James Herriot’s Yorkshire Revisited brings together never before seen photos with evocative excerpts from Herriot’s eight major works.