2026 Reading Challenge

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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Great Weather Diviner by Rob LongIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
All Creatures Great and Small
1,365 books — 191 voters
Unnatural by Alessandra HazardMating the Omega by Ann-Katrin ByrdeAlpha's Sacrifice by Nora PhoenixThe Rogue's Omega by Samantha CaytoSoul Mate for Sale by Kian Rhodes
Best M/M Romance in Shifter Omegaverse
257 books — 127 voters

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneA Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Best Bear Books
183 books — 81 voters
Muscling Through by J.L. MerrowLet It Snow by Heidi CullinanNowhere Ranch by Heidi CullinanBig Ben by Rob ColtonA Russian Bear by C.B. Conwy
Gay Bear Stories
154 books — 81 voters

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.Corduroy by Don FreemanWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilnePolar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Bears on Book Covers
340 books — 40 voters
Duck! by Kim DareHow to Howl at the Moon by Eli EastonHow to Walk like a Man by Eli EastonHow to Wish Upon a Star by Eli EastonWild Rose, Silent Snow by Angel Martinez
Best M/M Romance with Shifters (No Wolves/No Felines)
114 books — 37 voters

And Never Let Her Go by Ann RuleSunburn by Laura LippmanThe Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina HenríquezHawkes Harbor by S.E. HintonHope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer
Books Set in Delaware
222 books — 31 voters
East by Edith PattouThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanIce by Sarah Beth DurstSun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day GeorgeSave the Arctic by Bethany Stahl
Fantasy books featuring polar bears
38 books — 27 voters

Pax, Journey Home by Sara PennypackerThe Only by Katherine ApplegateCreatures of the Flood by Erin HunterThe Dog's Meow by Michelle SchustermanThe Last Rabbit by Shelley Moore Thomas
2021 New Release: Animal Fiction
83 books — 26 voters
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food by Stan BerenstainThe Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan BerenstainThe Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV by Stan BerenstainThe Berenstain Bears No Girls Allowed by Stan BerenstainThe Berenstain Bears and the Bad Dream by Stan Berenstain
What IS the best Berenstain Book ever?
29 books — 23 voters

Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsHonor's Splendour by Julie GarwoodRomancing the Duke by Tessa DareSummer Nights by Susan MalleryOnly By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson
Wild Animals (Large) as Pets in Romance Novels
32 books — 19 voters
Loose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceLost and Found by Oliver JeffersSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Snowbear by Sean TaylorPolar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Polar Bears and Penguins
92 books — 18 voters

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey WoodBoo Hoo Bird by Jeremy TankardMake a Wish Bear by Greg FoleyFroggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan London
Preschool-"B"
116 books — 17 voters
My Otter Half by Michelle SchustermanThe Last Firefox by Lee NewberyThe Three Bears by W. Bruce CameronDog Star by Megan ShepherdThe Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
2022 New Release: Animal Fiction
86 books — 14 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanEast by Edith PattouSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlIce by Sarah Beth DurstThe Snow Bear by Holly Webb
A Heartwarming Tale of a Girl and Her Polar Bear
43 books — 13 voters
Wind by Erin HunterBreakers of the Code by Erin HunterIvypool’s Heart by Erin HunterThe Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLeanStar by Erin Hunter
2024 New Release: Animal Fiction
126 books — 13 voters

The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey HartmanCat's People by Tanya GuerreroBird of a Thousand Stories by Kiyash MonsefSmiley by M.C. RossGrowing Home by Beth Ferry
2025 New Release: Animal Fiction
57 books — 13 voters
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine ApplegateThe Shattered Horn by Erin HunterJourney to the Dragon Mountain by Erin HunterSkandar and the Phantom Rider by A.F. SteadmanNimbus by Jan Eldredge
2023 New Release: Animal Fiction
106 books — 9 voters

Teddy Visits Mitchell Farms by Jacob C. StroudShmoopie by Sharon Y. EdlinThe Misadventures of Red Bear by Paul G. DayRotten Peaches by Mitzi SzeretoIt's a Bright World to Feel Lost In by Mawson Bear
Stories about teddy bear adventures
19 books — 8 voters
Atalanta by Jennifer SaintAtalanta by Matt KingAtalanta's Race & The Proud King from The Earthly Paradise by William MorrisGo for the Gold, Atalanta! by Kate McMullanAtalanta and the Arcadian Beast by Jane Yolen
Atalanta
28 books — 6 voters

Corduroy by Don FreemanMy Old Teddy by Dom MansellThe Best-Loved Bear by Diana NoonanThe Mouse and His Child by Russell HobanThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Threadbare Teddy Bear Needs Repair (& other toys, too!)
28 books — 5 voters
Griffin Speaker by Jan. M. FlynnThe Traitor Moth by Katharine OrtonThe Magic Awakens by Erin HunterKeepers of the Forest by Kate O'HearnThe Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan by Jasmine Warga
2026 New Release: Animal Fiction
24 books — 4 voters

A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie CellierThe Snow Princess by Ruth SandersonFrosts And Fears by Laura GreenwoodIce and Embers by Melanie KarsakA Frigid Hope by Amanda Thompson
The Snow Queen or The Polar Bear King Across Genres
28 books — 3 voters
Meet Paddington by Annie AuerbachPaddington's Adventures by Annie AuerbachPaddington's World by Annie AuerbachPaddington by Annie AuerbachPaddington by Jeanne Willis
Paddington - Based on the 2015 Film series
9 books — 1 voter

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