Animal Friends
These stories can be realistic, historic, or fantasy in nature. But in each of them an animal befriends or assists a human character within the story. The animals often help the other characters out of a difficult situation or help those individuals learn something about themselves.
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Younger Readers
- Base, Graeme. The Waterhole
- Brett, Jan. The Umbrella
- Cannon, Janell. Pinduli
- Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: cows that type
- Cronin, Doreen. Giggle, Giggle, Clack
- Donaldson, Julia. The Gruffalo
- Dowson, Nick. Tigress
- Henkes, Kevin. Kitten's First Full Moon
- Kent, Jack. Joey Runs Away
- Massie, Diane. The Baby Beebee Bird
- Shannon, David. Duck on a Bike
- Waddell, Jack. The Pig in the Pond
- Smith, Mavis. A Snake Mistake
Older Readers
- Asch, Frank. Frank. Battle in a Bottle
- Avi. Poppy
- Baglio, Ben. Puppy in a Puddle
- Burnford, Shelia. The Incredible Journey
- Byars, Betsy. Little Horse
- Coleman, Janet. Fast Eddie
- Cox, Judy. Cool Cat, School Cat
- Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion
- Grahame, Kenneth. Wind in the Willows
- Howe, James. Return to Howliday Inn
- Hurwitz, Johanna. Lexi's Tale
- Jacques, Brian. Redwall
- King-Smith, Dick. Clever Lollipop
- Kirk, Daniel. Rex Tabby
- Labatt, Mary. The Ghost of Captain Briggs
- Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill
- Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh
- Rylant, Cynthia. Gooseberry Park
