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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

Get in the Winter spirit with these books with chilly settings and snowy weather!

Children’s Books –

• Winter Magic by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor – EASY BUR
• So Cold! by John Coy – EASY COY
• The Magical Snowflake by Bernette Ford and Erin K. Robinson – EASY FOR
• Snow Is… by Laura Gehl – EASY GEH
• Two Little Red Mittens by Kirin Hayashi – EASY HAY
• A Day So Gray by Marie Lamba – EASY LAM
• Frostfire by Ellie Mackay – EASY MAC
• On a Flake-Flying Day: Watching Winter’s Wonders by Buffy Silverman – EASY SIL
• Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer – EASY STR
• A Cozy Winter Day by Eliza Wheeler – EASY WHE
• Biscuit’s Snow Day Race by Alyssa satin Capucilli – READER1 E C
• Woof and Quack in Winter by Jamie Swenson – READER1 E S
• Fox versus Winter by Corey R Tabor – READER1 E T
• Chicken in Mittens by Adam Lehrhaupt – READER2 E L
• Cornbread and Poppy by Matthew Cordell – READER3 E C
• Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day by Jessie Haas – READER3 E H
• JoJo Makoons: Snow Day by Dawn Quigley – READER4 E Q
• Daisy Dreamer: The Ice Castle by Holly Anna – SERIES DAISY
• Winter According to Humphrey by Betty G Birney – SERIES HUMPHREY
• I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 by Lauren Tarshis – SERIES I SURVIVED/JBOCD TAR
  
• Isla of Adventure: Island Snow by Dela Costa – SERIES ISLA
• Little Penguin Rescue by Rachel Delahaye – SERIES LITTLE ANIMAL
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater – J ATW/JBOCD ATW
  
• The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el – J BAR
• The Sea in Winter by Christine Day – J DAY/JBOCD DAY
  
• The Poet’s Dog by Patricia MacLachlan – J MAC
• Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen – J PAU
• Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu – J URS/JBOCD URS
  
• The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder – J WIL/JBOCD WIL
  
• Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen – NEWBERY 1957
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George – NEWBERY 1973

Teen Books –

• Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren – YA BIR
• House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig – YA CRA
• Love and Other Train Wrecks by Lean Konen – YA KON
• Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long – YA LONG
• Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll – YA MCN
• Trapped by Michael Northrup – YA BROWSING N
• Snowglobe by Soyoung Park – YA PAR
• Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Richards – YA RIC
• Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton and others – YA WHI
• Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu – YA GRAPHIC CHE