26. A book with an animal in the title

[Courtney]

Might be a stretch, but just finished up Anansi Boys, with Anansi being a folktale character that often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories.

[Jake]

Boy, Snow, Bird
Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox

[Sandra]

I read A Dance with Dragons for this prompt.

[Patricia]

Based on some of the responses can I add "In the Time of the Butterflies" for this topic? Butterflies are technically insects...

[Johanne]

Patricia wrote: "Based on some of the responses can I add "In the Time of the Butterflies" for this topic? Butterflies are technically insects..."

I´m not quite sure if your question is whether insects count as animals? If that´s it then; insects are animals, so yes you can use that book. Animals are roughly speaking all living beings that are not plants or human (even though you could argue that from a biological viewpoint humans are animals too, but that´s another discussion. I´m not sure what you call one-celled organisms such as bacteria, but I can always ask my dad, he´s a retired vet and worked in microbiology. But insects, spiders etc are definitely animals).

[Christina]

I also agree that butterflies/insects count as animals. That was my animal of choice for this prompt as well and just finished The Butterfly Garden last night. :)

[Anshita]

I had a couple of favourites to read like Mr. Fox, Chicken with Plums and How to Train Your Dragon. I chose Chicken with Plums because I enjoyed reading Satrapi last year and I'm exicted to read more of her work.

[Ruth]

I'm planning to read Turtles All the Way Down

[Jenn]

The Sunday Pigeon Murders by Craig Rice

[Shelley]

I went with His Majesty's Dragon which I though was great. It was a light read, but still very well thought out in terms of how dragons work and the historical parts with Bonaparte. I added the second one to my wishlist only a third of the way through this book.

[Tania]

Here's a Kindle Single I ran across that's a quick and interesting read for those who are struggling, and it fits this prompt:

Operation Cowboy: The Secret American Mission to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II by Stephan Talty

[Serendipity]

The Shark Club . I'd seen it mentioned somewhere, thought I'd enjoy but my library didn't have it, forgot all about it, then - several months later - saw it on prominent display at my library!

[Patricia]

Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews - GREAT book, not sure if the movie will do it justice, but the book was good enough that I already bought the next two in the series.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I accidentally filled this prompt with The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy, which I just really wanted to re-read again, but for anyone who's still looking, Shannon Hale and her husband wrote a book about Squirrel Girl (an obscure Marvel hero who's oddly one of the most powerful superheroes in existence). I don't care if I can fill a prompt with this or not--I just put a hold on it at my library!

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World

[Cyndy]

Patricia wrote: "Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews - GREAT book, not sure if the movie will do it justice, but the book was good enough that I already bought the next two in the series."

I agree, it is a great book!

[Jacqueline]

Raquel wrote: "I accidentally filled this prompt with The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy, which I just really wanted to re-read again, but for anyone who's still looking, Shannon Hale and ..."

Haha Raquel I discovered The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World yesterday in a heap of stuff I found on the net the other day. I started it last night and finished it this morning. Absolutely loved it. I had no idea about her until recently when someone on here was saying they loved her and then I saw that she is going to be in a new live action Marvel series this year.

[Soph ♡]

For this prompt I plan to read A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets :) I dread reading/watching anything involving animals as I get so tearful!

[Ian]

Red Sparrow was my choice with the movie coming out. Good read, although highly technical as far as a spy novel goes (The author is a former CIA operative).

[Shaz]

American Panda by Gloria Chao.

[Nichelle]

For this prompt, I just finished reading Sparrow by Sarah Moon. It's a teen book but I think it was pretty good for a debut novel.

[Tracey]

For those of you who use the Overdrive app to read books from your library they are having a BIG LIBRARY READ right now until April 16th. This means the book they are using for a book discussion is available for check-out without a hold. It is available in Audio and Ebook! The book they using is Flat Broke with Two Goats a memoir by Jennifer McGaha. It fits this category perfectly and is a great book. Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir of Appalachia

[Sylvia]

Sooo I’m a Stephen King fan and have Pet Sematary in my TBR pile. This counts right??? I’m probably gonna make it count lol.

[Baroness Ekat]

I recently finished Wolf by Wolf for this category and really liked it. Cool take on alternative history and the "let's kill Hitler" trope. Very much recommend

[Leesha]

I've decided on Indian Horse for this one. I've spent a lot of time lately reading and listening to accounts about residential schools, the Sixites Scoop, and Canadian racism against indigenous people in general, so I anticipate a difficult but worthwile read.

[Wendy]

Beartown!

[Britany]

Finished by Holly Madison -- 4 Stars

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tania]

Free on Kindle this morning, with good ratings: A Dogs Luck: A Love Story and a Family Saga Intertwined

[Johanne]

There are soooo many picture books with animals in the title.
This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers and Big Bear Hug, The Busy Beaver, Making the Moose Out of Life by Nicholas Oldland are favourites of mine.

[Linda]

I just read The Trouble with Goats and Sheep for this prompt, and I'd recommend it. (It would also work for decade you were born in if you were born in the 70s.)

[Sally]

Flat Broke with Two Goats, Jennifer McGaha

[Liz]

I will be reading the new biography of Robin Williams for this prompt!
Robin

[Roxanne]

Half-broke horses- Jeannette Walls

[Cyndy]

Roxanne wrote: "Half-broke horses- Jeannette Walls"

I liked this book almost as much as her debut novel.

[Melinda]

The Day of the Jackal

The Trouble with Sheep and Goats

[Cyndy]

I read The Rooster Bar by John Grisham. Another great read from Mr. Grisham. While it kept my interest and there are some tense moments, personally I don't think it is a thriller. Third year law students looking at massive debt and minimal prospects for employment start investigating their for profit law school. Highly recommended, for legal fans, but especially if you're contemplating a for profit school of any kind!

[SadieReadsAgain]

I read Explaining Death To The Dog, a short story collection. I didn't have any expectations for this book, but I was really surprised. Surprised both by the maturity of the themes and author's voice, and also surprised by the strength of each story. I don't think there was a dud in the whole collection, and the title story will probably always stay with me.

[Patricia]

I read The Cat Who Played Brahms by Lilian Jackson Braun. This book is one of a mystery series about a Siamese cat that helps her owner solve murders. Light, quick reading.

[Naina]

I ended up reading Eagle & Crane for this prompt -- which is a double-whammy -- two animals for the price of one!

[Joana]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

[Cheryl]

[Tracy]

Little & Lion

[Bridget]

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is very good!

[Majo]

Help! I need a happy feel good read and I've just got this one and more prompt to tick off. Would any of your recommendations fit the bill for a happy/feel good read with an animal in the title?

[Nicole]

I just finished The Poet's Dog which was a really quick read and super sweet.

[Johanne]

Majo wrote: "Help! I need a happy feel good read and I've just got this one and more prompt to tick off. Would any of your recommendations fit the bill for a happy/feel good read with an animal in the title?"

I haven´t read it myself, but Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World is supposed to be good, and an all around feel good book, especially if you are a cat and/or library lover.

[Tabitha]

Since I'm already reading this for the Read Harder 2018 Challenge, I'm going to use The Bear and the Nightingale for this task and using it as well for the 'book set in a country that fascinates you' task.