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S.R. Harris

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I started writing the books in the A Sheep called Skye series 10 years ago after spending a lot of time with sheep on the Isle of Skye. My books are fables – stories about the animal world which relate to the human world. Children can enjoy them simply as a story, or adults can read between the lines and discover another way of looking at the world.
I live part of the year on the Isle of Skye and spend the rest of my time in Brussels as my husband is Flemish. Some of my books have been translated into Dutch and are published by a Belgian publisher: I have written a book about ducks who can’t fly (Vlieglessen van een Vlegel), boys who find cocoa beans in vending machines (Het Mysterie van de Bienoboon ) and a girl who discovers she is specia ...more

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Are you a sheep or a goat?

That is the question. Or is it? It’s like saying you have to choose between being clever or kind. Or asking someone if they would prefer to be good or beautiful.

Come to think of it there’s always been a bit of a dispute between these two species and now it’s come to a head with the Chinese New Year. In the Bible I’m not sure if it was the sheep or the goats that offered food to the hungry and visi

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	A Sheep Called Skye 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Skye with Love 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Place like Skye 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Circle: A Brussels Anthology by Patrick ten Brink (Goodreads Author), Jeanie Keogh, Colin Walsh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Het mysterie van de bienoboon by S.R. Harris (Goodreads Author), Helen van Vliet (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Longman A-level Study Guide: Sociology 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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