<P> Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger . It was nominated for the Newberry Medal . The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story . In 1957 Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn . </P> <P> Young Travis Coates has been left to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the late 1860s in Texas . When a "dingy yellow" dog comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly takes in the dog, which they name Old Yeller . The name has a double meaning: The fur color yellow pronounced as "yeller" and the fact that its bark sounds more like a human yell . </P>

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