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Watership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Dragon Dreamer by J.S. Burke
Monster/Animal/Non-human POV (Xenofiction)
582 books — 335 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonRedwall by Brian Jacques
Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
429 books — 229 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteInto the Wild by Erin HunterThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
Animal Xenofiction (Nonhuman POV)
456 books — 161 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Bees by Laline PaullSetting the Family Free by Eric D. GoodmanRaptor Red by Robert T. Bakker
Animal Xenofiction for Adults
243 books — 107 voters

Watership Down by Richard AdamsSilverwing by Kenneth OppelRaptor Red by Robert T. BakkerThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterWild Dog City by Lydia West
Unusual Animals in Xenofiction (Nonhuman POV)
168 books — 59 voters
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldLife in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough
Books about Invertebrates
397 books — 46 voters

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeWhite Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatA Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
Books about Wild Canines
163 books — 43 voters
Hunter's Moon by Garry KilworthFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlLady into Fox by David GarnettPax by Sara PennypackerThe Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. Mannix
Books about Foxes
131 books — 43 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisRatha's Creature by Clare BellThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Big Cats and Small Wild Cats in Fiction
120 books — 42 voters
The Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaJennie by Paul GallicoIma Pigg by Elizabeth AllenLadyhawke by Joan D. VingeJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Humans Turned into Animals and Animals Turned into Humans
90 books — 35 voters

Bambi by Felix SaltenCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsIma Pigg by Elizabeth AllenFire Bringer by David Clement-Davies
Books about Hoofed Animals That are Not Horses
256 books — 34 voters
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'BrienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlStuart Little by E.B. White
Animal Xenofiction for Children
156 books — 33 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonNo Word for Wilderness by Roger ThompsonSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Quest Begins by Erin HunterLittle Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Books about Bears
163 books — 32 voters
Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane LindskoldThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Raised By Another: Interspecies Adoption in Fiction
31 books — 25 voters

The Daily Coyote by Shreve StocktonGod's Dog by Hope RydenCoyote America by Dan FloresMoon Called by Patricia BriggsNew Coyote by Michael Bergey
Books about Coyotes
68 books — 25 voters
Hunter's Moon by Garry KilworthThe Taken by Inbali IserlesJackal and Wolf by Shen ShixiThe White Fox by Brian ParvinRunning With the Fox by David W. Macdonald
Books about Wild Canines That are Not Gray Wolves
97 books — 25 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBeak of the Moon by Philip TempleThe Capture by Kathryn Lasky
Birds as Characters in Fiction
83 books — 25 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingTiger Moon by Antonia MichaelisThe Tiger by John VaillantIn the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Books about Tigers
58 books — 22 voters

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe Wolverine Way by Douglas H. ChadwickTarka the Otter by Henry WilliamsonMy Otter Half by Michelle SchustermanTaggerung by Brian Jacques
Books about Weasels, Ferrets, Otters, Wolverines, and Other Mustelids
141 books — 22 voters
The Black Stallion by Walter FarleyBambi by Felix SaltenCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteMy Friend Flicka by Mary O'HaraIma Pigg by Elizabeth Allen
Books about Hoofed Animals
327 books — 22 voters

Beak of the Moon by Philip TempleAlex & Me by Irene M. PepperbergBudgerigar by Sarah HarrisThe Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw by Bruce BarcottOf Parrots and People by Mira Tweti
Books for Parrot Lovers
84 books — 17 voters
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelToad of Toad Hall by Katie VandyckIn Search of Lost Frogs by Robin MooreA Boy, a Dog, and a Frog by Mercer Mayer
Books about Amphibians
130 books — 17 voters

The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenThe African Leopard by Theodore N. BaileyWild Animal School by Jenny LynneWarrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies OkungbowaMan-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag by Jim Corbett
Books for Leopard Lovers
37 books — 15 voters
The Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonTomorrow's Sphinx by Clare BellChasing Cheetahs by Sy MontgomeryI...AM...CHEETAH! by Stephanie J. TeerThe Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Books about Cheetahs
14 books — 13 voters

The White Panther by Theodore J. WaldeckJaguar by Alan RabinowitzThe Jaguar's Shadow by Richard MahlerThe Jaguar Princess by Clare BellThe Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Books about Jaguars (Cats)
17 books — 12 voters
Spotted Hyena by Hans KruukKings of the Jungle by Daniel S. William FletcherThe Bolds by Julian ClaryEmperor Mage by Tamora PierceThe hunter's reflection by Bálint Makai
Misunderstood: Hyenas
14 books — 6 voters

The Tale of a No-Name Squirrel by Radhika R. DhariwalLucky by Chris HillUrchin of the Riding Stars by M.I. McAllisterNuts to You by Lynne Rae PerkinsCyril's Woodland Quest by Eugene McCabe
Squirrels in Middle Grade & YA Fiction
35 books — 6 voters

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