Yes to the James Herriot books.
How about Sam the Bat ?
For non-fiction with pets or animals, perhaps Gerald Durrell?
If she's read Tintin, how about Asterix? I associate the two because I read both series at about the same time.
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
dcp - Dec 15, 2013 10:01:55 am PST #21750 of 28370
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
megan walker - Dec 15, 2013 11:08:23 am PST #21751 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also, you should really read them. They're awesome.
Because of my love for animals?
The Chincoteague books have been suggested. I agree those will be good.
If she's read Tintin, how about Asterix? I associate the two because I read both series at about the same time.
Idéfix is Milou, Milou is Idéfix. Discuss.
Sorry, can't remember the English name of the dog in Astérix. I hesitate about Astérix because I didn't like it nearly as much at that age, which I now realize is because it's all about the word play. I wonder how good the English translations do that? I must investigate.
Jessica - Dec 15, 2013 11:28:46 am PST #21752 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think the dog is Dogmatix. I'm too lazy to pull out the books and check.
flea - Dec 15, 2013 11:41:02 am PST #21753 of 28370
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The dog is indeed Dogmatix. We have Asterix in Britain out from the library right now, and I am sure Casper (10) is missing some of the puns, but she still really likes it. She thought it was HILARIOUS when they invented tea at the end.
megan walker - Dec 15, 2013 6:11:40 pm PST #21754 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That's one of my favorites (juste un petit nuage de lait)!
megan walker - Dec 15, 2013 6:16:30 pm PST #21755 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Other Christmas book task:
Since my nephew has actually expressed an interest in books, which he hasn't since back when he was little and into Tintin and Harry Potter, anyone have ideas for something cool enough for a college athlete who likes "fantasy involving dragons and Games of Thrones." I don't think he's really a reader; I'm assuming GoT is popular on campus and he got into it that way.
Consuela - Dec 16, 2013 6:08:06 am PST #21756 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
If he really likes GoT, try Kate Elliott's The Spirit Gate and its sequels. It's epic in scope, but only a trilogy; has multiple POV characters; awesome magical creatures (giant eagles that fly some of the protagonists around); and big battles and political conflicts. It's short on the sexual assaults compared with GoT, but I consider that a feature rather than a bug...
Amy - Dec 16, 2013 6:13:54 am PST #21757 of 28370
Because books.
What about the second Jasper Fforde series, the one with the dragon and the ... VW Bug? (I really should have looked this up first ...)
Dana - Dec 16, 2013 6:15:52 am PST #21758 of 28370
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My first thought was Naomi Novik's Temeraire series, though that might be a bit long on politics.
Tad Williams' Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series is an epic series with monsters, elves, and occasional dragons.
Polgara - Dec 16, 2013 9:01:25 am PST #21759 of 28370
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Fantasy: Jim Butcher's Furies of Calderon series. David Eddings' Belgariad series. Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame series.