animal books

Animal Books

Ruth Jansen Beanstack Reading Recommendations

The Library has tons of books about animals. Readers of all ages can find a book about an animal or furry friend. Check out these suggestions below:

Children’s Books –

  • A Horse Called Now by Ruth Doyle – EASY DOY
  • Solar Bear by Beth Ferry – EASY FER
  • Otter Oughta Know by Karyn Fiendman-Everham – EASY FRI
  • Duck, Duck, Goose! by John Hare – EASY HAR
  • Alpacas Make Terrible Librarians by Kristi Mahoney – EASY MAH
  • Giraffe and Jackal are Friends (Again!) by Lisa Robinson – EASY ROB
  • Kozo the Sparrow by Allen Say – EASY SAY
  • Little Bear series by Britta Teckentrup – EASY TEC
  • The Man who Didn’t Like Animals by Deborah Underwood – EASY UND
  • Flubby series by J. E. Morris – READER1 E M
  • Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate – READER2 E A
  • Giraffes by Kari Schuetz – READER2 E A
  • Diary of a Pug series by Kyla May – READER4 E M
  • Welcome to Unicorn School by Pip Bird – SERIES DAVE
  • Together Forever! True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships by Mary Quattlebaum – SERIES NATIONAL
  • The Scaredy Cat by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen – SERIES PURRMAIDS
  • The Guardian Herd: Starfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez – J ALV
  • The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Mountain by Kathi Appelt – J APP
  • Zeus the Mighty: The Quest for the Golden Fleas by Crispin Boyer – J BOY
  • Stone Fox  by John Reynolds Gardiner – J GAR/JBOCD GAR
  • Belly Up (Funjungle book 1) by Stuart Gibbs – J GIB/JBOCD GIB
  • Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry – J HEN/JBOCD HEN
  • Rescue at Lake Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson – J JOH
  • Haven: A Small Cat’s Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd – J LLO
  • The Littlest Voyageur by Margi Preus – J PRE
  • Braver: a Wombat’s Story by Suzanne Selfors and Walker Ranson – J SEL
  • I, Cosmo by Carlie Sorosiak – J SOR
  • The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate – NEWBERY 2013/JBOCD APP
  • Don’t forget to check non-fiction for animal books as well! Check J 590-599 for zoology and wild animals, and J 636 for farm animals and pets.

Teen Books –

  • Watership Down by Richard Adams – YA ADA
  • The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes – YA BROWSING B
  • Our Divine Mischief by Hannah C Howard – YA HOW
  • Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa – YA KAG
  • Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston – YA POS
  • Rebel Boys and Rescue Dogs or Things that Kiss with Teeth by Brianna R Shrum – YA BROWSING S
  • When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger – YA STE
  • Animal Watching: the Definitive Interactive Nature Guide by Mary Kay Carson – YA 590.723 CAR
  • Learning to Be Wild: How animals achieve peace, create beauty, and raise families by Carl Safina – YA 591.782 SAF
  • Where Have All the Birds Gone? Nature in Crisis by Rebecca E. Hirsch – YA 639.978 HIR