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jpv0's review against another edition
5.0
Well that's a lovely collection.
James Harriot (pen name for James Alfred Wight) was rural veterinarian in the middle of the 20th century in rural England. Once he turned 50 his wife encouraged him to follow his dreams and actually write a book, so he took his lifetime of experiences and stories and ... started writing about football. Which didn't work out. Eventually, he turned back to what he knew best with stories of the life and times of a country vet.
The stories are simple and uplifting and a perfect bedtime book. But even if you don't have kids to read to/with, you could probably do worse. They're cute books and (in the version I read) wonderfully illustrated.
Well worth it.
James Harriot (pen name for James Alfred Wight) was rural veterinarian in the middle of the 20th century in rural England. Once he turned 50 his wife encouraged him to follow his dreams and actually write a book, so he took his lifetime of experiences and stories and ... started writing about football. Which didn't work out. Eventually, he turned back to what he knew best with stories of the life and times of a country vet.
The stories are simple and uplifting and a perfect bedtime book. But even if you don't have kids to read to/with, you could probably do worse. They're cute books and (in the version I read) wonderfully illustrated.
Well worth it.
summermsmith's review against another edition
5.0
The stories were nice and I listened to it on audiobook and it was narrated by Jim Dale. So, it was really good.
annie8me's review against another edition
5.0
If ever there were heart warming stories they would come from James Herriot. And can there be any better narrator than Jim Dale?! Wonderful!
librarianelizabeth's review against another edition
4.0
Cozy bedtime book, but perplexing that it wasn’t Christopher Timothy reading.
mchoneyb's review
4.0
Read this mainly to my youngest kiddo, but the other two listened in on it too. Such wonderful, captivating animal stories, and true stories too! My kids loved them all. The pictures are tender, beautiful illustrations that capture the stories perfectly.
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