Anderson, C.W. Blaze and Thunderbolt. (Ej An)
Billy and his loyal pony Blaze attempt to tame the wild horse Thunderbolt.
Baker, Keith.Who Is the Beast? (Ej Ba)
When a tiger suspects he is the beast the jungle animals are fleeing from, he returns to them and points out their similarities.
Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna.(Ej Ca)
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a
bird until she is reunited with her mother.
Carle, Eric. From Head to Toe. (Ej Ca)
Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals; presented in a question and answer format.
Florczak, Robert. Yikes! (Ej Fl)
A young boy sees such fearsome and exotic creatures as a cobra, gorillas, and crocodiles when he goes on safari.
Lester, Helen. Score One for the Sloths. (Ej Le)
Sparky, a new energetic student at a sloth school, saves her lazy classmates when a wild boar from a government agency tries to shut the school down.
Miller, Virginia. Be Gentle! (Ej Mi)
When Bartholomew gets a little black kitten, he must learn to take care of him and be gentle with him.
Mwenye Hadithi. Lazy Lion. (Ej Mw)
A lazy and demanding lion orders the animals of his kingdom to build him a house before the Big Rain comes.
Tan, Amy.The Chinese Siamese Cat. (Ej Ta)
Ming Miao tells her kittens the story off their ancestor, Sagwa of China,
and explains how they got their unusual markings.
Trinca, Rod. One Woolly Wombat. (Ej Tr)
Funny illustrations depict fourteen Australian animals,introduced in rhyme.
Ungerer, Tomi.Crictor. (Ej Un)
Crictor, a boa constrictor, makes an excellent guard-pet and friend to Madame Bodot.
Wood, Audrey. Little Penguin's Tale. (Ej Wo)
Searching for fun in his snowy polar world, Little Penguin dances with the gooney birds, cavorts at the Walrus Polar Club, and narrowly escapes being eaten by a whale.
Benchley, Nathaniel. Oscar Otter. (J-ER Be) A river otter sets out to build an exciting slide.
Karlin, Nurit.The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat. (J-ER Ka)
Rat tries to get the fat cat off the mat and back to his usual resting
place in the vat.
Lobel, Arnold.Frog and Toad series. (J-ER Lo)
Classics.
Milgrim, David. Why Benny Barks. (J-ER Mi)
A child describes the possible reasons why Benny the dog barks.
Miller, Sara. Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat. (J-ER Mi)
A cat hears three stories about a dull rainy day, a yummy bug, and a good
day of destruction in the house.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge. (J-ER Ry)
Mudge is a cute puppy, who quickly outgrows seven collars in a row! First
in a series of warm and funny titles about a boy and his dog.
Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane. (J-ER Ry)
Mr. Putter's love of toys is almost as strong as his affection for his
cat--but are he and she too old to play with a toy airplane? One in a
series.
Shub, Elizabeth. The White Stallion. (J-ER SH)
Carried away from her wagon train in Texas in 1845 by the old mare she is riding, a little girl
is befriended by a white stallion.
Briggs, Anita. Hobart. (First Chapter Books Br)
Four budding artists, a tap dancer, a poet, a singer, and an acrobat, who just happen to be pigs, live out their dreams and avoid becoming bacon.
Brown, Margaret Wise. Sneakers: Seven Stories About a Cat.(First Chapter Books Br)
Relates the adventures of a highly curious cat named Sneakers.
Byars, Betsy. My Dog, My Hero. (First Chapter Books By)
A panel of three judges has to decide which dog out of eight finalists deserves to win the title of My Hero.
Crisp, Marty. My Dog, Cat. (First Chapter Books Cr)
Ten-year-old Abbie, bullied at school for being small, wants to get a big black dog, but two months of living with a little Yorkshire terrier changes his mind about a number of things.
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride.* (First Chapter Books Di)
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
Johnston, Tony. Lorenzo the Naughty Parrot. (First Chapter Books Jo)
Lorenzo, a cookie-loving parrot who lives in Mexico, gets into lots of trouble trying to help his human family.
King-Smith, Dick. Sophie in the Saddle.* (First Chapter Books Ki)
Having added the puppy Puddle to her growing menagerie of cat and rabbit, animal-mad Sophie makes friends with a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig and a gray pony named Bumblebee.
Levy, Elizabeth. A Hare-Raising Tail. (First Chapter Books Le) After Fletcher, a salami-loving basset hound, is wrongly accused of eating a pet rabbit, he and his sidekick, Jasper the flea, must find the true culprit before Fletcher is sent back to the dog pound.
Marshall, James. Rats on the Roof and Other Stories. (First Chapter Books Ma) An illustrated collection of seven stories about various animals, including a frog with magnificent legs, a hungry brontosaurus, and a mouse who gets married.
Avi. Poppy.* (J Av)
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper's Penguins. (Classics
At)
The unexpected delivery of a penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper.
Bauer, Marion Dane. Runt. (J Ba)
Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name.
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey. (J Bu)
A cat, a bull terrier, and a Labrador retriever travel 250 miles through the wilderness to find their family.
Byars, Betsy. Wanted: Mud Blossom. (J By)
Convinced that Mud is responsible for the disappearance of the school hamster that he was taking care of for the weekend, Junior Blossom is determined that the dog should be tried for his "crime."
Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle.* (J Cl)
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog. (J Cr)
A young student, whocomes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.
DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. (J Di)
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion.* (Classics Fa)
Alec is escued from a shipwreck by a wild stallion, who tows him to a deserted island.
Feiffer, Jules. A Room With a Zoo. (J Fe)
Nine-year-old Julie loves animals. So much it seems that she's assembling a zoo in her room. But, what she really wants is a dog.
Flieschman, Sid. Jim Ugly. (J Fl) The adventures of twelve-year-old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what really happened to Jake's actor father.
George, Jean Craighead. Frightful’s Mountain.* (J Ge) As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers.
Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller. (Classics Gi)
The story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country of the 1860s.
Henry, Marguerite. Misty of Chincoteague.* (Classics He) Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.
Howe, James. Bunnicula.* (J Ho)
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
King-Smith, Dick. Babe: The Gallant Pig. (J Ki)
A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill. (Classics La)
What happens when the animals of Rabbit Hill learn that new folks are moving into the big, empty house.
London, Jack. Call of the Wild. (Classics Lo)
Buck, a dog, is abducted from his home and thrust into the merciless world of the Arctic North.
Lowry, Lois. Stay! Keeper’s Story. (J Lo)
Separated early in life from his mother and siblings, Keeper tells of his adventures with various human masters and his continual search for his little sister.
McAllister, Margaret. Urchin of the Riding Stars.* (J Mc) A group of animals, led by an orphaned squirrel, learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces.
Menk, James. Lillian’s Fish. (J Me)
When Lillian's pet fish escapes from her pond and all the other pets band together to search for her, they must learn to overcome their differences if they are to succeed in their dangerous mission.
Morey, Walt. Gentle Ben. (J Mo)
Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaska Territory.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh.* (J Na)
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
Oppel, Kenneth. Silverwing.* (J Op)
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square. (Classics Se) The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty. (Classics Se)
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. (Classics Wh)
Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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