Special Collection: The Works of Jim Kjelgaard (1910-1959)

James Arthur Kjelgaard (December 6, 1910-July 12, 1959) was 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. His books were primarily about dogs and wild animals, often with animal protagonists and told from the animal's point of view. Kjelgaard also wrote short fiction for several magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, Argosy and Adventure.

Jim Kjelgaard committed suicide in Phoenix, Arizona in 1959, after suffering for several years from chronic pain and depression.

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Novels:

• Forest Patrol (1941) Forest Patrol
• Rebel Siege (1943) Rebel Siege
• Big Red (1945) Big Red
• Buckskin Brigade (1947) Buckskin Brigade
• Snow Dog (1948) Snow Dog
• Kalak of the Ice (1949) Kalak of the Ice
• A Nose for Trouble (1949) A Nose for Trouble
• Wild Trek (1950) Wild Trek
• Chip the Dam Builder (1950) Chip the Dam Builder
• Irish Red, Son of Big Red (1951) Irish Red, Son of Big Red
• Fire-Hunter (1951) Fire-Hunter
• The Explorations of Pere Marquette (1951) The Explorations of Pere Marquette
• Trailing Trouble (1952) Trailing Trouble
• Outlaw Red, Son of Big Red (1953) Outlaw Red, Son of Big Red
• The Spell of the White Sturgeon (1953) The Spell of the White Sturgeon
• The Coming of the Mormons (1953) The Coming of the Mormons
• Haunt Fox (1954) Haunt Fox
• Cracker Barrel Trouble Shooter (1954) Cracker Barrel Trouble Shooter
• Lion Hound (1955) Lion Hound
• The Lost Wagon (1955) The Lost Wagon
• Desert Dog (1956) Desert Dog
• Trading Jeff and his Dog (1956) Trading Jeff and his Dog
• Wildlife Cameraman (1957) Wildlife Cameraman
• Cochise, Chief of Warriors (1957) never published
• Double Challenge (1957) Double Challenge
• We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run (1957) We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run
• Wolf Brother (1957) Wolf Brother
• Swamp Cat (1957) Swamp Cat
• Rescue Dog of the High Pass (1958) Rescue Dog of the High Pass
• The Land is Bright (1958) The Land is Bright
• The Black Fawn (1958) The Black Fawn
• The Story of Geronimo (1958) The Story of Geronimo
• Hi Jolly (1959) Hi Jolly
• Stormy (1959) Stormy
• Ulysses & his Woodland Zoo (1960) Ulysses & his Woodland Zoo
• Boomerang Hunter (1959) Boomerang Hunter
• The Duck-footed Hound (1960) The Duck-footed Hound
• Tigre (1961) Tigre
• Hidden Trail (1962) Hidden Trail
• Fawn in the Forest & other Wild Animal Stories (1962) Fawn in the Forest
• Two Dogs & a Horse (1964) not yet public domain in Canada
• Furious Moose of the Wilderness (1965) not yet public domain in Canada
• Dave and his Dog, Mulligan (1966) not yet public domain in Canada
• Coyote Song (1969) not yet public domain in Canada