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Hand-picked Animals Books for Children

Talking, working, fighting, befriending. Animals that carry the whole story.

244 animals books

Saddle Club 5 – Before They Rode Horses

Bonnie Bryant

Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot

Adam Gidwitz

School for Bandits

Hannah Shaw

Shelby’s Story: A Dog’s Way Home Tale

W. Bruce Cameron

Silly Kitty and the Snowy Day

Nicola Lopetz

Silver Brumby Echoing

Elyne Mitchell

Silver Brumby Kingdom

Elyne Mitchell

Sled Dog School

Terry Lynn Johnson

Snowpea the Puppy Queen

Hannah Shaw

Socks

Beverly Cleary

Sorry About Me

Laura Dockrill

Step into Reading: The Poky Little Puppy

Kristen L. Depken

Sunshine Stables: Amina and the Amazing Pony

Olivia Tuffin

Super Spinach

Hannah Shaw

Tawny Scrawny Lion

Kathryn Jackson

Terry’s Dumb Dot Story – A Treehouse Tale

Andy Griffiths

The Animals of Farthing Wood

Colin Dann

The Battle of Bubble and Squeak

Philippa Pearce

The Beak Speaks

Jeremy Strong

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Animals

What Age Are Roald Dahl Books For?

What age are Roald Dahl books for? A book-by-book guide from first read-alouds to The BFG and The Twits, with an honest answer on Matilda and four picks with the same streak.

9 min read

Adventure

Backlist Gems for Little Reads

A guest post from Erin Hamilton, children's librarian and blogger at My Shelves Are Full: seven backlist favourites that never go out of style.

6 min read

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Books like Warrior Cats

Finished the Warrior Cats clans? Here are the books like Warrior Cats to read next: animal worlds, survival and loyalty, for readers of 8 to 11.

6 min read