26. A book with an animal in the title

[Robyn]

I happened to just buy The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise last week, and it takes place in London so I could also use it for the fascinating country category.

[Alex]

Summertime All the Cats Are Bored
Cat's Eye
One Good Dog
Dog Years
Black Dog
Of Mice and Men
Lord of the Flies
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Butterfly Garden
When Rabbit Howls
The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption

[Caitlin]

Wendy wrote: "The Wasp Factory
The Young Lions
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
[book:The Search for the Giant Squid: ..."

Thanks for the reminder! Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters was recommended by a friend awhile back and I’d completely forgotten about it. Definitely choosing this one!

[Shelly]

I will read either Bad Monkey or Bird Box for this one.

[Sarah]

I’ve got ‘The trouble with goats and sheep’ which I’ve not managed to get round to reading so might use that

[Indre]

The Night Bird by Brian Freeman

[poshpenny]

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
History of Wolves
The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances
Blue Horses
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
The Swan Thieves
Magpie Murders
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Tears of the Giraffe
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
Pyg: The Memoirs of Toby, the Learned Pig
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
A Lion Among Men
Can Reindeer Fly? The Science of Christmas
The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog


Agatha Christie:
Five Little Pigs
Cat Among the Pigeons
Elephants Can Remember
Spider's Web: A Stage Play
The Pale Horse
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Next to a Dog: A Short Story
The Under Dog and Other Stories
Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
Wasps' Nest: Hercule Poirot
The Bird with the Broken Wing: A Short Story
The Hound of Death
Swan Song: A Short Story


Kids:
Hour of the Bees
The Wolf Hour
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny—Detectives Extraordinaire!
A Giraffe and a Half
The Trumpet of the Swan
Mousenet: When Mice Do More than Point and Click
Babe: The Sheep-Pig
Artemis Fowl
The Magician's Elephant


Picture Books:
Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse
Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon
Chewie and the Porgs
Polar: The Titanic Bear

[Teriyaki]

I'll be reading a feast for crows by George R.R. Martin. I've only read the first book, but I've managed to fit in most of his other books in the prompts!

[Rachel]

If anyone is looking for children's' books, I would highly recommend Odd Duck and When Elephant met Giraffe

[Cyndy]

poshpenny wrote: "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
[book:History of Wolves..."

I loved Ella Minnow Pea.

[Laura]

I read Enslaved by Ducks several years ago and found it delightful and hilarious.

[Ethel]

I’m going with The Eye of the Sheep

[Sofie]

Katherine wrote: "The Wasp Factory"

One of my favourite books. Can't go wrong with this one.

Personally I think I'll go with Que font les rennes après Noël ?. I need to shape up my game and read more French.

[Tori]

I'm torn between To Kill a Mockingbird, because I've never read it and it seems to top a lot of Must Read lists, but I also have The Bees by L. Paull which looks amazing!

[Sarah]

Tori wrote: "I'm torn between To Kill a Mockingbird, because I've never read it and it seems to top a lot of Must Read lists, but I also have The Bees by L. Paull which looks amazing!"

The Bees would be a good choice for the allegory category so you could do both.

[Nicole]

Some books I was thinking of:
Lily and the Octopus
The Red Pony
Dogs at the Perimeter
The Dog
History of Wolves
Beartown
All the Birds in the Sky

[charlie ₊˚⊹☆]

Turtles All The Way Down would be perfect for this!

[Laura • lauralovestoread]

Ape House
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
The Bird and the Sword
The Good Lord Bird
War Horse

[Kimberley - TardisBookishTales]

There’s a couple of books by Tom Clancy with animals in the title - Red Rabbit, The Bear and The Dragon, The Teeth of the Tiger.

[Nicole]

Some more ideas:
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Birds of a Lesser Paradise: Stories
Boy, Snow, Bird
The Bird's Nest
Turtle in Paradise
Bobcat and Other Stories
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

[Crumb]

I'm seeing a lot of insects on this list.. so I'm assuming if there is an insect in the title.. we can use that as well.

I'd like to use Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah for this prompt. Although, there are so many choices! I'm doing a buddy read, though starting on the 1st of the year.. so I think I'm going to use it for this prompt.

[Amanda]

Crumb wrote: "I'm seeing a lot of insects on this list.. so I'm assuming if there is an insect in the title.. we can use that as well.

I'd like to use Firefly Lane by [author:Kristin Hannah|54493..."

Insects are animals, so it would definitely count for this prompt.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Can I read The Pride of the Cat Men: A Shifter Romance Collection?

[Megan]

"cat"

so yes

[Fiona (Titch)]

Megan wrote: ""cat"

so yes"

Thank you x

[Megan]

The Cuckoo’s Calling
Turtles All the Way Down
Beartown
Little Bee
The Turtle Warrior
The Girl at the Lion d’Or
Bee Season
Firefly Lane
The Goldfinch
Wolf Hollow
To Kill a Mockingbird
Dragonfly in Amber
Water for Elephants
The Nightingale
The Lions of Little Rock

[Teresa]

A Cat Out of Egypt

[Rachel]

Ice Wolves

[Nicole]

This is such a fun prompt... there are so many options!
The Silence of the Lambs
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Turtle Moon
Pigeon English
Yellow Dog
Wolf Hall
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
The Sweet Dove Died
Mosquitoland
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Summer and Bird
The Bear and the Nightingale
At the Mouth of the River of Bees: Stories
Lord of the Flies
The Tiger's Wife
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cat's Cradle
2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
When God Was a Rabbit
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Flaubert's Parrot
Parrot and Olivier in America
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
Songs of the Humpback Whale
The Whale Rider
The Pigeon
Holy Cow
Zebra Forest
Black Dogs

[Hayley]

I highly, highly recommend Not Forgetting the Whale for this one, such a wonderful book.

[Jessica]

This is officially my first finished prompt for 2018! Hoping to do a better job tackling the list this year!

The Dog Lover Unit: Lessons in Courage from the World's K9 Cops

It was a good read! She followed canine teams from around the world which I appreciate as an added element of diversity and perspective!

[Lindi]

I'm going to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird. I read this originally in an American Lit class in high school, and I don't remember liking it. But that could have to do with it being required reading.

[Patrícia]

I'll be reading Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo
It also counts as nordic noir and next book in a series (its the second one)

[Carol]

An older one: Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver
Read The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver first for a book with a fruit or vegetable in the title

[Mo]

I'll be reading Big Fish, Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III, or Water for Elephants.

[Amanda Rose]

The Butterfly Garden

[Bridgette]

Amanda wrote: "The Butterfly Garden
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I’ve heard such good things about The Butterfly Garden and the ebook is on sale for $1.99! This book is high on my list for this category.

[SadieReadsAgain]

I'm going with Explaining Death To The Dog.

But I can recommend Even the Dogs, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I swear it wasn't a conscious thing to have so many dog titled books on my shelves. I also have Swansong and Hens Dancing on my TBR shelves.

[Carol]

Mo wrote: "I'll be reading Big Fish, Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III, or Water for Elephants."

Water for Elephants is one of my favorite books. I haven't seen the movie, because I'm afraid I'll be disappointed.

[Laura]

Carol wrote: "Mo wrote: "I'll be reading Big Fish, Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III, or Water for Elephants."

Water for Elephants is one of my f..."

Wise decision. The movie wasn't terrible but they definitely didn't do the book justice.

[Amanda Rose]

Bridgette wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Butterfly Garden
"

I’ve heard such good things about The Butterfly Garden and the ebook is on sale for $..."

Thanks for the tip!

[Chinook]

Lindi wrote: "I'm going to re-read To Kill a Mockingbird. I read this originally in an American Lit class in high school, and I don't remember liking it. But that could have to do with it being requi..."

I didn’t love this in high school either but reread it as an adult and ended up crying on my subway commute.

[Tina]

Brooke wrote: "If I don't read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal before year end, I'll probably read it for this prompt."

Love, love, LOVE this book! His other books The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Coyote Blue and Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings would also work here.

[Rebecca]

I'm going old school and reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

[Christina]

Bridgette wrote: "Amanda wrote: "The Butterfly Garden
"

I’ve heard such good things about The Butterfly Garden and the ebook is on sale for $..."

I'm really glad to hear that as I'm going with this one as well! And found a copy at the local used bookstore for $2.50! :)

[Storm]

I read The Raven by Poe for this. I know, it's a poem and not a "book" but it's something I always wanted to read

[Jess]

Recommendations from my read shelf:

Of Mice and Men
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Wolf Hall
A Lion Among Men (part of a series but can be read as a stand alone)
A Feast for Crows (definitely read as part of the series)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (ditto above)
The Lily and The Lion (ditto again)
Voice of the Eagle
A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets
Wolves

[Kristin]

If I read 100 books this year, 50 of them will probably fit in this category, but this is the first one I read: Two Good Dogs

Or, if you like knocking off multiple categories with one book, this is my book for the sports category: Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time

[Wayne]

Here is one I haven't seen listed that's an interesting read:

American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

It's part history of the Buffalo in America dating back to before European contact through the post Civil War market hunts and beyond, and then part of it is an account of the author's experience on a Buffalo hunt himself up in Alaska.

[Fran]

Kristin wrote: "If I read 100 books this year, 50 of them will probably fit in this category, but this is the first one I read: Two Good Dogs

Or, if you like knocking off multiple categories with ..."

Kristin wrote: "If I read 100 books this year, 50 of them will probably fit in this category, but this is the first one I read: Two Good Dogs

Or, if you like knocking off multiple categories with ..."


The Wallace book sounds good. Thanks for the suggestion,