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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
1,363 books — 190 voters
Jaws by Peter BenchleyOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
One Fish, Two Fish ...
530 books — 175 voters

Death at SeaWorld by David KirbyBorn Free by Joy AdamsonThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotMarley and Me by John Grogan
Adult Nonfiction Animal Books
594 books — 152 voters
Walking Wild by Jose A NevesA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Some Great Books on Nature
255 books — 146 voters

Perfume by Patrick SüskindChocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Smells
584 books — 96 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayJaws by Peter BenchleyRules by Cynthia Lord
Books With Fish on the Cover
120 books — 67 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Female Naturalist Writers
284 books — 62 voters
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiWilding by Isabella TreeFeral by George Monbiot
Rewilding
80 books — 55 voters

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanMist Bound by Daryl KhoIngo by Helen DunmoreThe Seas by Samantha HuntThe Visitors by Simon Sylvester
Song of the Sea
74 books — 47 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
319 books — 44 voters

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareTiger Lily by Jodi Lynn AndersonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Pisces Fiction
93 books — 33 voters
The Devil's Teeth by Susan CaseyShark Lady by Ann McGovernDemon Fish by Juliet EilperinEmperors of the Deep by William McKeeverThe Book of Sharks by Richard Ellis
Shark Lit!
117 books — 33 voters

Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari RandallMurder by the Seashore by Samara YewBy Book or By Crook by Eva GatesClammed Up by Barbara RossTitle Wave by Lorna Barrett
Cozy Mysteries: Seafood & Marine Themes
62 books — 32 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas AdamsSaving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanThe Rainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Go 'Fish'
491 books — 32 voters

Shark Nate-O by Tara LuebbeShark Lady by Jess KeatingI'm a Shark by Bob SheaShark in the Park! by Nick SharrattSwimming with Sharks by Heather Lang
The best picture books about sharks
38 books — 24 voters
Fish Out of Water by Natalie WhippleOut of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperRules by Cynthia LordCirca Now by Amber McRee TurnerMouth to Mouth by Erin McCarthy
Goldfish
74 books — 20 voters

Beyond the Tides by Liz JohnsonThe Alaskan Laundry by Brendan JonesThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserStern Men by Elizabeth GilbertPolar Star by Martin Cruz Smith
Commercial Fishing Fiction
23 books — 13 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussThe Little Red Hen by Ronne RandallThe Salmon of Doubt by Douglas AdamsJaws by Peter BenchleySo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Smells Like Fish Tastes Like Chicken
40 books — 12 voters

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperSlightly Engaged by Wendy MarkhamSelected Shorts by Symphony SpaceSammy's Hill by Kristin GoreBubble World by Carol Snow
Fishbowl Covers
42 books — 9 voters
Rabbit Island by Jörg SteinerGwen the Rescue Hen by Leslie CrawfordSprig the Rescue Pig by Leslie CrawfordThat's Not My Momma's Milk! VEGAN BOARD BOOK by Julia BarcalowEating Animals is Weird VEGAN BOARD BOOK by Bryony Sumner
The Reality of Animal Agriculture in Children's Books
57 books — 7 voters

Monarchs and Milkweed by Anurag AgrawalWild Migrations by Matthew J. KauffmanThe Homing Instinct by Bernd HeinrichFour Wings and a Prayer by Sue HalpernA World on the Wing by Scott Weidensaul
Animal Migration
35 books — 7 voters
Jaws by Peter BenchleyDeep Wizardry by Diane DuaneThe Summer of the Shark by Alexander CarrHow to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters by Andrew ShafferThe Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Shark Week Reading List
18 books — 5 voters

How to Hook a Hottie by Tina FerraroManhunting by Jennifer CrusieFlush by Carl HiaasenFishbowl by Sarah MlynowskiSwim Back to Me by Ann Packer
Fish Hooks
13 books — 4 voters
Reef Fishes by Scott W. MichaelDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume I by Anca IoviţăScuba Matt's Underwater Adventure by Echo MorganReef Aquarium Fishes by Scott W. MichaelDiamond Dust (Poems From the Black Sea) Volume II by Anca Ioviţă
Reef Aquarium Books
23 books — 3 voters

The Worst Best Friend by Alexis O'NeillThe Perfect Potty Zoo by Agnes GreenFire Drill by Paul DuBois JacobsFirefighters! by Patricia HubbellThe Feel Good Book by Todd Parr
Preschool-'F'
16 books — 2 voters
Hello, My Name Is... by Marisa PolanskyThe Bright Bay Mermaids by Jamie M. KayePeek-a-Baby by Mike OrodanShapes with Little Fish by Lucy CousinsI Am Little Fish! A Finger Puppet Book by Lucy Cousins
Preschool Books About Sea Animals
21 books — 2 voters

Amber & Rye by Zuza ZakBaltic by Simon BajadaLithuanian Traditional Foods by B. ImbrasieneThe Food and Cooking of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by Silvena Johan LautaThe Best of Lithuanian Cooking by Milda Brighton
Best Lithuanian (and other Baltic states) Cookbooks in English
24 books — 2 voters
Goodbye, Bella by Katherine PendergastThe Hare-Shaped Hole by John DoughertyThe Rainbow Bridge by Adrian RaesideThe Goodbye Book by Todd ParrI'll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm
Children's Picture Books About Mourning the Loss of a Pet
32 books — 2 voters

Animal Biographies by Éric BaratayThe Good Good Pig by Sy MontgomeryNim Chimpsky by Elizabeth HessThe Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyreLaika's Window by Kurt Caswell
Animal Biographies (Non-Fiction)
84 books — 1 voter
Nevermoor by Jessica TownsendThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesRanma ½, Vol. 1 (Ranma ½ by Rumiko TakahashiThe Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Cursed People, Beings and Creatures in Fiction
61 books — 1 voter

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