“I hope readers will find much to delight them in these stories, which fully inhabit each animal from the smallest newly hatched chick to the wisest mother cow and the most faithful ranch dog and the wiliest coyote.” —Rosanne Parry, from the Foreword

In this classic collection of charming tales from 1931, writer, teacher, and homesteader Alice Day Pratt shares her love of animals and of the West. Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch features Bingo, the lovable and intelligent big brown setter; Fly, the fine white mare, and Babe, the ebony-black colt; Kitty Kat and her kitten, El Dorado; Rab, the sturdy cow pony; and the many other animals who romped over the hills of Central Oregon’s Broadview Ranch.

Introducing Pratt’s ranch animals to today’s readers, this edition includes a new foreword by award-winning author Rosanne Parry and the original and timeless illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Animal lovers of all ages will delight in these splendid stories from the high desert and enjoy reading and rereading these adventures that still capture youthful joy.

“Good factual adventure with animals as central characters.” —Kirkus Reviews

“ . . . there is a quality of reality in the book and a genuine love of animals that will appeal to children.” —TheNew York Times

“ . . . cannot imagine a more interesting study of animals of field, forest, and prairie.” —Journal of Education

Alice Day Pratt (1872–1963) was a teacher and author who at age forty joined the last wave of government-sponsored homesteading, establishing a dryland farm in Oregon’s high desert country. She was the author of four books including her memoir, A Homesteader’s Portfolio (OSU Press).

Kurt Wiese (1887–1974) was an author and illustrator of more than three hundred children’s books.

Rosanne Parry is the author of many middle grade novels and picture books, including The New York Times best-selling A Wolf Called Wander. She lives in a historic farmhouse in Portland, Oregon, and writes in a treehouse in her backyard.