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James Arthur Kjelgaard (December 6, 1910 – July 12, 1959) [1] was an American author of young adult literature. Early life and education. Kjelgaard was born in New York City, New York on December 6, 1910. Jim's father, Carroll W. Kjelgaard, was a physician, happily married with five sons and one daughter. Kjelgaard was the fourth oldest.
Jim Kjelgaard was a reputed American writer of juvenile fiction, young adult, and children’s literature stories. He was known for writing more than 40 standalone books and several book series, including the Chiri series, Big Red series, and the Smoky series.
Jim Kjelgaard has 111 books on Goodreads with 47900 ratings. Jim Kjelgaard’s most popular book is Big Red (Big Red, #1).
an American author of young adult literature. Born in New York City, New York, Jim Kjelgaard is the author of more than forty novels, the most famous of which is 1945's "Big Red." It sold 225,000 copies by 1956 and was made into a 1962 Walt Disney film with the same title, Big Red.
Jun 1, 2011 · Jim Kjelgaard is a really great writer of dog stories set in the outdoors. "Big Red" is the first of three Irish Setter books. If you like "Big Red" the second book is "Irish Red" and the third one is "Outlaw Red".
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Jan 1, 2024 · Browse our complete guide to all 44 Jim Kjelgaard books in order (from the series written by Jim Kjelgaard). Plus, we’ve organized our list in order.
Feb 23, 2024 · Kjelgaard had a small office in their Phoenix home and wrote many of his best-known novels there, including, Lion Hound (1955), Desert Dog (1956), Wolf Brother (1957), Stormy (1959), and his two adult novels, The Lost Wagon (1955) and The Land is Bright (1958).
