Series · 40 books
Herriot Books in Order
The complete Herriot reading order — 40 books from 1820–1999.
- 01 Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5) Amazon — buy Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5) Bookshop — buy Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5) ThriftBooks — buy Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5) eBooks.com — buy Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5)
- 02 Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8) Amazon — buy Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8) Bookshop — buy Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8) ThriftBooks — buy Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8) eBooks.com — buy Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8)
- 03 If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1) Amazon — buy If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1) Bookshop — buy If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1) ThriftBooks — buy If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1) eBooks.com — buy If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1)
- 04 All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) Amazon — buy All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) Bookshop — buy All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) ThriftBooks — buy All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) eBooks.com — buy All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2)
- 05 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2) Amazon — buy It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2) Bookshop — buy It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2) ThriftBooks — buy It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2) eBooks.com — buy It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2)
- 06 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (All Creatures Great and Small #3) Amazon — buy Let Sleeping Vets Lie (All Creatures Great and Small #3) Bookshop — buy Let Sleeping Vets Lie (All Creatures Great and Small #3) ThriftBooks — buy Let Sleeping Vets Lie (All Creatures Great and Small #3) eBooks.com — buy Let Sleeping Vets Lie (All Creatures Great and Small #3)
- 07 All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4) Amazon — buy All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4) Bookshop — buy All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4) ThriftBooks — buy All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4) eBooks.com — buy All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4)
- 08 Vet in Harness (All Creatures Great and Small #4) Amazon — buy Vet in Harness (All Creatures Great and Small #4) Bookshop — buy Vet in Harness (All Creatures Great and Small #4) ThriftBooks — buy Vet in Harness (All Creatures Great and Small #4) eBooks.com — buy Vet in Harness (All Creatures Great and Small #4)
- 09 All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6) Amazon — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6) Bookshop — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6) ThriftBooks — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6) eBooks.com — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6)
- 10 Vet in a Spin (All Creatures Great and Small #6) Amazon — buy Vet in a Spin (All Creatures Great and Small #6) Bookshop — buy Vet in a Spin (All Creatures Great and Small #6) ThriftBooks — buy Vet in a Spin (All Creatures Great and Small #6) eBooks.com — buy Vet in a Spin (All Creatures Great and Small #6)
- 11 James Herriot Amazon — buy James Herriot ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot eBooks.com — buy James Herriot
- 12 James Herriot's Yorkshire Amazon — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire Bookshop — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire
- 13 James Herriot's Yorkshire revisited Amazon — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire revisited Bookshop — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire revisited ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire revisited eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire revisited
- 14 The Lord God Made them All (All Creatures Great and Small #7) Amazon — buy The Lord God Made them All (All Creatures Great and Small #7) Bookshop — buy The Lord God Made them All (All Creatures Great and Small #7) ThriftBooks — buy The Lord God Made them All (All Creatures Great and Small #7) eBooks.com — buy The Lord God Made them All (All Creatures Great and Small #7)
- 15 The best of James Herriot Amazon — buy The best of James Herriot Bookshop — buy The best of James Herriot ThriftBooks — buy The best of James Herriot eBooks.com — buy The best of James Herriot
- 16 Moses the kitten Amazon — buy Moses the kitten Bookshop — buy Moses the kitten ThriftBooks — buy Moses the kitten eBooks.com — buy Moses the kitten
- 17 Only one woof Amazon — buy Only one woof Bookshop — buy Only one woof ThriftBooks — buy Only one woof eBooks.com — buy Only one woof
- 18 Walks in James Herriot Country Amazon — buy Walks in James Herriot Country Bookshop — buy Walks in James Herriot Country ThriftBooks — buy Walks in James Herriot Country eBooks.com — buy Walks in James Herriot Country
- 19 Dog stories Amazon — buy Dog stories Bookshop — buy Dog stories ThriftBooks — buy Dog stories eBooks.com — buy Dog stories
- 20 The Christmas Day kitten Amazon — buy The Christmas Day kitten Bookshop — buy The Christmas Day kitten ThriftBooks — buy The Christmas Day kitten eBooks.com — buy The Christmas Day kitten
- 21 If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) Amazon — buy If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) Bookshop — buy If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) ThriftBooks — buy If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) eBooks.com — buy If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2)
- 22 Bonny's big day Amazon — buy Bonny's big day Bookshop — buy Bonny's big day ThriftBooks — buy Bonny's big day eBooks.com — buy Bonny's big day
- 23 Blossom comes home Amazon — buy Blossom comes home Bookshop — buy Blossom comes home ThriftBooks — buy Blossom comes home eBooks.com — buy Blossom comes home
- 24 The Market Square Dog Amazon — buy The Market Square Dog Bookshop — buy The Market Square Dog ThriftBooks — buy The Market Square Dog eBooks.com — buy The Market Square Dog
- 25 The complete James Herriot Amazon — buy The complete James Herriot Bookshop — buy The complete James Herriot ThriftBooks — buy The complete James Herriot eBooks.com — buy The complete James Herriot
- 26 Oscar, cat-about-town Amazon — buy Oscar, cat-about-town Bookshop — buy Oscar, cat-about-town ThriftBooks — buy Oscar, cat-about-town eBooks.com — buy Oscar, cat-about-town
- 27 Smudge, the little lost lamb Amazon — buy Smudge, the little lost lamb Bookshop — buy Smudge, the little lost lamb ThriftBooks — buy Smudge, the little lost lamb eBooks.com — buy Smudge, the little lost lamb
- 28 Smudge's Day Out Amazon — buy Smudge's Day Out Bookshop — buy Smudge's Day Out ThriftBooks — buy Smudge's Day Out eBooks.com — buy Smudge's Day Out
- 29 James Herriot's treasury for children Amazon — buy James Herriot's treasury for children Bookshop — buy James Herriot's treasury for children ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's treasury for children eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's treasury for children
- 30 James Herriot's animal storybook Amazon — buy James Herriot's animal storybook Bookshop — buy James Herriot's animal storybook ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's animal storybook eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's animal storybook
- 31 The James Herriot Collection Amazon — buy The James Herriot Collection Bookshop — buy The James Herriot Collection ThriftBooks — buy The James Herriot Collection eBooks.com — buy The James Herriot Collection
- 32 Cat stories Amazon — buy Cat stories Bookshop — buy Cat stories ThriftBooks — buy Cat stories eBooks.com — buy Cat stories
- 33 James Herriot's favourite dog stories Amazon — buy James Herriot's favourite dog stories Bookshop — buy James Herriot's favourite dog stories ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's favourite dog stories eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's favourite dog stories
- 34 All things Herriot Amazon — buy All things Herriot Bookshop — buy All things Herriot ThriftBooks — buy All things Herriot eBooks.com — buy All things Herriot
- 35 Seven Yorkshire tales Amazon — buy Seven Yorkshire tales Bookshop — buy Seven Yorkshire tales ThriftBooks — buy Seven Yorkshire tales eBooks.com — buy Seven Yorkshire tales
- 36 James Herriot's Animal Stories Amazon — buy James Herriot's Animal Stories Bookshop — buy James Herriot's Animal Stories ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's Animal Stories eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's Animal Stories
- 37 James Herriot's Yorkshire stories Amazon — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire stories Bookshop — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire stories ThriftBooks — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire stories eBooks.com — buy James Herriot's Yorkshire stories
- 38 The Real James Herriot Amazon — buy The Real James Herriot Bookshop — buy The Real James Herriot ThriftBooks — buy The Real James Herriot eBooks.com — buy The Real James Herriot
- 39 All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #1-4) Amazon — buy All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #1-4) Bookshop — buy All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #1-4) ThriftBooks — buy All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #1-4) eBooks.com — buy All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #1-4)
- 40 All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful) Amazon — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful) Bookshop — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful) ThriftBooks — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful) eBooks.com — buy All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful)
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5) | 1820 | ||
| 2 | Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8) | 1969 | ||
| 3 | If Only They Could Talk (All Creatures Great and Small #1) | 1970 | ||
| 4 | All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) | 1972 | ||
| 5 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #2) | 1972 | ||
| 6 | Let Sleeping Vets Lie (All Creatures Great and Small #3) | 1973 | ||
| 7 | All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #3-4) | 1974 | ||
| 8 | Vet in Harness (All Creatures Great and Small #4) | 1974 | ||
| 9 | All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small #5-6) | 1975 | ||
| 10 | Vet in a Spin (All Creatures Great and Small #6) | 1977 | ||
| 11 | James Herriot | 1977 | ||
| 12 | James Herriot's Yorkshire | 1979 | ||
| 13 | James Herriot's Yorkshire revisited | 1979 | ||
| 14 | The Lord God Made them All (All Creatures Great and Small #7) | 1981 | ||
| 15 | The best of James Herriot | 1982 | ||
| 16 | Moses the kitten | 1984 | ||
| 17 | Only one woof | 1985 | ||
| 18 | Walks in James Herriot Country | 1985 | ||
| 19 | Dog stories | 1986 | ||
| 20 | The Christmas Day kitten | 1986 | ||
| 21 | If Only They Could Talk / It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1-2) | 1986 | ||
| 22 | Bonny's big day | 1987 | ||
| 23 | Blossom comes home | 1988 | ||
| 24 | The Market Square Dog | 1989 | ||
| 25 | The complete James Herriot | 1989 | ||
| 26 | Oscar, cat-about-town | 1990 | ||
| 27 | Smudge, the little lost lamb | 1991 | ||
| 28 | Smudge's Day Out | 1991 | ||
| 29 | James Herriot's treasury for children | 1992 | ||
| 30 | James Herriot's animal storybook | 1992 | ||
| 31 | The James Herriot Collection | 1992 | ||
| 32 | Cat stories | 1994 | ||
| 33 | James Herriot's favourite dog stories | 1995 | ||
| 34 | All things Herriot | 1995 | ||
| 35 | Seven Yorkshire tales | 1995 | ||
| 36 | James Herriot's Animal Stories | 1997 | ||
| 37 | James Herriot's Yorkshire stories | 1997 | ||
| 38 | The Real James Herriot | 1999 | ||
| 39 | All Creatures Great and Small/All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small #1-4) | 1999 | ||
| 40 | All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful) | 1999 |
Herriot reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Vets Might Fly (All Creatures Great and Small #5) (1820). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Herriot — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Herriot books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1820–1999.
What is the newest Herriot book?
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Things Wise & Wonderful), published in 1999.