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Animals (Fiction)

The following book list contains fiction stories with animals as primary or secondary characters. The books range from preschool (age 1-3) to 8th grade (age 14) level. Links to sources for purchase may be found by clicking on each title, or readily acquired through your local library. Additionally, several of the titles may be found in read-aloud form on YouTube or other video sharing platforms.

Animals Fiction
a variety of animals commonly kept as pets

Pre-K - Kindergarten

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Color of his Own
By: Leo Lionni
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A Dog named Doug
By: Karma Wilson
Fiction
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A Fish Out of Water
By: Helen Palmer
Fiction
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All the Awake Animals are Almost Asleep
By: Crescent Dragonwagon
Fiction
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Barnyard Dance
By: Sandra Boynton
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Bear and Bunny
By: Daniel Pinkwater
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Bears Are Big
By: Douglas Florian
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Bear is not Tired
By: Ciara Gavin
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Bear Snores On
By: Karma Wilson
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Beautiful Yetta the Yiddish Chicken
By: Daniel Pinkwater
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?
By: Bill Martin Jr.
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Bug Alphabet
By: Mrs. Peanuckle
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Bugs Galore
By: Peter Stein
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Can’t Sleep Without Sheep
By: Susanna Leonard Hill
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Checkers and Dot at the Zoo
By: J. Torres
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Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
By: Doreen Cronin
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
By: Norman Bridwell
Fiction
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Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?
By: Eric Carle
Fiction
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Flip Flap Safari
By: Axel Scheffler
Fiction
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Gaston
By: Kelly Du Pucchio
Fiction
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Giraffes Can’t Dance
By: Giles Andreae
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Gotta Go, Buffalo
By: Haily Myers
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Grumpy Monkey
By: Suzanne Lang
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Have You Seen My Ducking?
By: Nancy Tafuri
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Hooray for Fish
By: Lucy Cousins
Fiction
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I Am Small
By: Emma Dodd
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I Wish that I had Duck Feet
By: Theo. LeSieg
Fiction
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Land Shark
By: Beth Ferry
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Lion’s Lullaby
By: Mij Kelly
Fiction
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Little Owl’s Night
By: Divya Srinivasan
Fiction
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Max the Brave
By: Ed Vere
Fiction
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Over and Under the Snow
By: Kate Messner
Fiction
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Shh! Bears Sleeping
By: David Martin
Fiction
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Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear
By: Monica Carnesi
Fiction
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Some Pets
By: Angela DiTerlizzi
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Sparky
By: Jenny Offrill
Fiction
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Stack the Cats
By: Susie Ghahremani
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The Cat in the Hat
By: Dr. Seuss
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The Cow Said Neigh
By: Rory Feek
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They All Saw a Cat
By: Brendan Wenzol
Fiction
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This Little Hamster
By: Kass Reich
Fiction
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The Mixed Up Chameleon
By: Eric Carle
Fiction
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There’s a Bear in My Chair
By: Ross Collins
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Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug
By: Jonathan Stutzman
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The Whale in My Swimming Pool
By: Joyce Wan
Fiction
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Where’s the Dog?
By: Ingela Arrhenius
Fiction
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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
Acoustic Rooster and his Barnyard Band
By: Kwame Alexander
Fiction
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A House for Hermit Crab
By: Eric Carle
Fiction
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A Pocket Full of Kisses
By: Audrey Penn
Fiction
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Blue Moose
By: Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Fiction
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Cheetah Can’t Lose
By: Bob Shea
Fiction
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Chester
By: Melanie Watt
Fiction
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Dogku
By: Andrew Clements
Fiction
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Down Girl and Sit Series
By: Lucy Nolan
Fiction
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Dream Big, Little Pig
By: Kristi Yamaguchi
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Duck for President
By: Doreen Cronin
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Evangeline Mudd and the Golden Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
By: David Elliott
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Frog and Toad Together
By: Mercer Mayer
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Fox and His Friends
By: Edward Marshall
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From Head to Toe
By: Eric Carle
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Gator Gumbo
By: Candace Fleming
Fiction
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Good Rosie
By: Kate DiCamillo
Fiction
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How to Save Your Tail
By: M. Hansen
Fiction
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Harry the Dirty Dog
By: Gene Zion
Fiction
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I Am the Dog
By: Daniel Pinkwater
Fiction
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Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears
By: Daniel Pinkwater
Fiction
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It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles
By: Jack Prelutsky
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Life
By: Cynthia Rylant
Fiction
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Macca the Alpaca
By: Matt Cosgrove
Fiction
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Make Way for Ducklings
By: Robert McCloskey
Fiction
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Never Smile at a Monkey
By: Steve Jenkins
Fiction
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Penguin Cha-Cha
By: Kristi Valiant
Fiction
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Pretty Kitty
By: Karen Beaumont
Fiction
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Sneakers, the Seaside Cat
By: Margaret Wise Brown
Fiction
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Swimmy
By: Leo Lionni
Fiction
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Tacky in Trouble
By: Helen Lester
Fiction
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The Adventures of Taxi Dog
By: Debra Barracca
Fiction
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The Curious Cares of Bears
By: Douglas Florian
Fiction
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The Grizzly Bear Who Lost His Grrr
By: Rob Biddulph
Fiction
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The Three Little Pigs
By: Mei Matsuoka
Fiction
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The Selfish Crocodile
By: Faustin Charles
Fiction
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Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain
By: Scott Nash
Fiction
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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs
By: Linda Sue Park
Fiction
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2nd Grade - 4th Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Bear Called Paddington
By: Michael Bond
Fiction
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Anatole
By: Eve Titus
Fiction
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At the Hotel Larry
By: Daniel Pinkwater
Fiction
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Babe: The Gallant Pig
By: Dick King-Smith
Fiction
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Bad Kitty Gets a Bath
By: Nick Bruel
Fiction
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Bunnicula
By: Deborah Howe
Fiction
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Captain Pug: The Dog Who Sailed the Seas
By: Laura James
Fiction
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Charlotte’s Web
By: E.B. White
Fiction
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Chester the Worldly Pig
By: Bill Peet
Fiction
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Dog Diaries: Secret Writings of the Woof Society
By: Betsy Dyers
Fiction
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
By: Roald Dahl
Fiction
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Gooseberry Park and the Master Plan
By: Cynthia Rylant
Fiction
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Hello Goodbye Dog
By: Maria Gianferrari
Fiction
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Henry and Ribsy
By: Beverly Cleary
Fiction
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How to Save Your Tail
By: Mary Hanson
Fiction
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Lighthouse Family Series
By: Cynthia Rylant
Fiction
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus
By: Judith Viorst
Fiction
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Lulu and the Duck in the Park
By: Hilary McKay
Fiction
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
By: Bernard Waber
Fiction
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Maybelle in the Soup
By: Katie Speck
Fiction
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue
By: Kate DiCamillo
Fiction
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Moose and Hildy Series
By: Stephanie Green
Fiction
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Mrs. NoodleKugel
By: Daniel Pinkwater
Fiction
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Nuts to You
By: Lynne Rae Perkins
Fiction
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Owl Diaries Series
By: Rebecca Elliott
Fiction
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Palace Puppies Series
By: Laura Dower
Fiction
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Puss in Boots
By: Charles Perrault
Fiction
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Ragweed
By: Avi
Fiction
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Ribsy
By: Beverly Cleary
Fiction
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Saving Winslow
By: Sharon Creech
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Shelter Pet Squad
By: Cynthia Lord
Fiction
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Socks
By: Beverly Cleary
Fiction
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Spunky Tells All
By: Ann Cameron
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Stellaluna
By: Janell Cannon
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Stuart Little
By: E.B. Little
Fiction
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Tae Kwon Dog: The Power Within
By: Diane DiRoberto
Fiction
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Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny
By: John Himmelman
Fiction
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The Adventures of Henry Whiskers
By: Gigi Priebe
Fiction
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The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: A New Friend
By: Poppy Green
Fiction
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The Adventures of Zelda: a Pug Tale
By: Kristen Otto
Fiction
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The Bad Guys
By: Aaron Blabey
Fiction
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The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
By: Alice Dalgliesh
Fiction
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The Chicken Squad
By: Doreen Cronin
Fiction
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The Complete Tales
By: Beatrix Potter
Fiction
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The Critter Club Series
By: Callie Barkley
Fiction
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
By: Daniel Pinkwater
Fiction
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The Infamous Ratsos
By: Kara LaReau
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
By: Beverly Cleary
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The One and Only Ivan
By: K. Applegate
Fiction
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The Story of Babar
By: Jean De Brunhoff
Fiction
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The Story of Diva and Flea
By: Mo Willems
Fiction
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The Tale of Despereaux
By: Kate DiCamillo
Fiction
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The Trumpet of the Swan
By: E.B. White
Fiction
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Town Mouse, Country Mouse
By: Jan Brett
Fiction
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Welcome to the Bed Biscuit
By: Joan Carris
Fiction
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4th Grade - 6th Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
Abel’s Island
By: William Steig
Fiction
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A Boy Called Bat
By: Elana K. Arnold
Fiction
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Appleblossom the Possum
By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Fiction
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Because of Winn-Dixie
By: Kate DiCamillo
Fiction
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Black Beauty
By: Anna Sewell
Fiction
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
By: Marguerite Henry
Fiction
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Crenshaw
By: Katherine Applegate
Fiction
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Dog Man
By: Dav Pilkey
Fiction
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Duke’s Den
By: Becky Citra
Fiction
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Elvis and the Underdogs
By: Jenny Lee
Fiction
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Ereth’s Birthday
By: Avi
Fiction
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
By: Roald Dahl
Fiction
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Flora & Ulysses
By: Kate DiCamillo
Fiction
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Gentle Ben
By: Walt Morey
Fiction
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Home of the Brave
By: Katherine Applegate
Fiction
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Ice Dogs
By: Terry Lynn Johnson
Fiction
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It’s Like This, Cat
By: Emily Cheney Neville
Fiction
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Jubilee
By: Patricia Reilly Giff
Fiction
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Julie of the Wolves
By: Jean Craighead George
Fiction
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Jumanji
By: Chris Van Allsburg
Fiction
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Just So Stories
By: Rudyard Kipling
Fiction
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King of the Wind
By: Marguerite Henry
Fiction
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Lassie Come Home
By: Eric Knight
Fiction
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Lizard Music
By: Daniel Pinkwater
Fiction
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Malcolm at Midnight
By: W.H. Beck
Fiction
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Marley and Me: Life with the World’s Worst Dog
By: John Grogan
Fiction
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Misty of Chincoteague
By: Marguerite Henry
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My Side of the Mountain
By: Jean Craighead George
Fiction
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Old Yeller
By: Fred Gipson
Fiction
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One More River
By: Lynn Reid Banks
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One Unhappy Horse
By: C.S. Adler
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Rabbit Hill
By: Robert Lawson
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Rascal
By: Sterling North
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Shiloh
By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Sign of the Cat
By: Lynne Jonell
Fiction
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Sounder
By: William Armstrong
Fiction
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Stay!: Keeper’s Story
By: Lois Lowry
Fiction
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Stone Fox
By: John Reynolds Gardiner
Fiction
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Strider
By: Beverly Cleary
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Strudel’s Forever Home
By: Martha Freeman
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
By: William Steig
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The Aviary
By: Kathleen O’Dell
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The Black Stallion
By: Walter Farley
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The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
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The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens Tale
By: Carmen Agra Deedy
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The Cricket in Times Square
By: George Selden
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The 101 Dalmatians
By: Dodie Smith
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The Eleventh Hour
By: Graeme Base
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The Fox and the Hound
By: Daniel P. Mannix
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The Incredible Journey
By: Sheila Burnford
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The Midnight Fox
By: Betsy Byars
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The Red Pony
By: John Steinbeck
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The Tale of Despereaux
By: Kate DiCamillo
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The Velveteen Rabbit
By: Margery Williams
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The Warm Place
By: Nancy Farmer
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Where the Buffaloes Begin
By: Olaf Baker
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Whittington
By: Alan Armstrong
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6th Grade - 8th Grade

Title
Author
Category
Link
A Dog’s Purpose
By: W. Bruce Cameron
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Aesop’s Fables
By: Aesop
Fiction
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Almost Home
By: Joan Bauer
Fiction
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Animal Farm
By: George Orwell
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A Wolf Called Wander
By: Rosanne Parry
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Bambi
By: Felix Salten
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Beyond the Cliff and Courage
By: Vanessa Bettencourt
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Big Red
By: Jim Kjelgaard
Fiction
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Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds
By: Joy Adamson
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Cat Kid Comic Club Collaborations
By: Dav Pilkey
Fiction
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Chained
By: Lynne Kelly
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Clarice the Brave
By: Lisa McMann
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Coo
By: Kaela Noel
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Elvis and the World as It Stands
By: Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
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Freya and Zoose
By: Emily Butler
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His Dark Materials
By: Philip Pullman
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O’Dell
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
By: Richard Bach
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Jurassic Park
By: Michael Crichton
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Kildee House
By: Rutherford Montgomery
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Lad: A Dog
By: Albert Peyson Terhune
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Leonard (My Life as a Cat)
By: Carlie Sorosiak
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Mice of the Round Table: A Tail of Camelot
By: Julie Leung
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Mountain Born
By: Elizabeth Yates
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
By: Robert C. O’Brien
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Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West
By: Marguerite Henry
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My Friend Flicka
By: Mary O’Hara
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Otto P. Nudd
By: Emily Butler
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Pax
By: Sara Pennypacker Pax
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Pie
By: Sarah Weeks
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Red Dog
By: Loius de Bernieres
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Redwall
By: Brian Jacques
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Rikki-Tikki Tavi
By: Jerry Pinkney
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Secondhand Dogs
By: Carolyn Crimi
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Smoky the Cowhorse
By: Will James
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Song For a Whale
By: Lynne Kelly
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Star in the Storm
By: Joan Hiatt Harlow
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Summer of the Monkeys
By: Wilson Rawls
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Summer of the Wolves
By: Polly Carlson-Voiles
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The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
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The Dogs of Chernobyl
By: Justin Morgan
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The Girl Who Remembered Horses
By: Linda Benson
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The Great Turkey Walk
By: Kathleen Karr
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The Lost Whale
By: Hannah Gold
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The Jungle Book
By: Rudyard Kipling
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The Night Animals
By: Sarah Ann Juckes
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The Old Man and the Sea
By: Earnest Hemingway
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The One and Only Bob
By: Kathrine Applegate
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The Red Pony
By: John Steinbeck
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The Story of Dr. Dolittle
By: Hugh Lofting
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The Yearling
By: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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The Wheel on the School
By: Meindert DeJong
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The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame
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The Wolf Wilder
By: Katherine Rundell
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
By: Joan Aiken
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Time Cat
By: Lloyd Alexander
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Tsunami Dolphins
By: Justin Morgan
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War Horse
By: Michael Morpurgo
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Watership Down
By: Richard Adams
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Wayward Creatures
By: Dayna Lorentz
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Where the Red Fern Grows
By: Wilson Rawl
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White Fang
By: Jack London
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Wild Animal School
By: Jenny Lynne
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Wild Wings
By: Don Conroy
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