Animal Narrator

Level up with these stories told by animals or about their inner lives!

Updated April 20, 2025
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Animal farm : a fairy story
Orwell, George
Paper Book
75th Anniversary Edition--Includes a New Introduction by Téa Obreht George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel--a scathing satire of a downtrodden society's blind march towards totalitarianism. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than...
Animals make us human : creating the best life for animals
Grandin, Temple.
Paper Book
The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs. In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her...
Book club in a bag : The Art of racing in the rain : a novel
Stein, Garth.
Other
The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein--a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope--a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. "Splendid." --People "The...
The bees
Paull, Laline
Paper Book
The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death. Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive where work and sacrifice are the highest...
Beyond words : what animals think and feel
Safina, Carl
Paper Book
I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you? Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new...
White Fang
London, Jack
Paper Book
Jack London's adventure masterpiece is not only a vivid account of the Klondike gold rush and North American Indian life, but it is also an intriguing study of the effects different environments have on an individual. Celebrate the centennial anniversary of the classic tale of a wolf-dog who endures...
Dog on it
Quinn, Spencer.
Paper Book
The first book of the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, an "enchanting one-of-a-kind novel" (Stephen King) that is "nothing short of masterful" (Los Angeles Times). Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, and Bernie,...
A dog's life
Mayle, Peter.
Paper Book
Peter Mayle's newest book centers around the exploits of the author's beloved dog, Boy, who made his starring debut in A Year in Provence. A terrific reading experience and a perfect gift, A Dog's Life is illustrated throughout with 60 original drawings by popular New Yorker cartoonist Ed Koren....
A dog's purpose
Cameron, W. Bruce.
Paper Book
A Dog's Purpose--the #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture--is a perfect gift to introduce dog lovers to this wonderful series. Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog's Purpose, from director Lasse...
Fox 8 : a story
Saunders, George
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world--featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal. Fox 8 has...
The heart of a dog
Bulgakov, Mikhail
Ebook
The hidden life of wolves
Dutcher, Jim
Paper Book
For conservationists and lovers of animals, nature, and especially dogs, this National Geographic book shares the surprising understanding of wild wolves gained over six years the authors spent living intimately with them. Delve into Jim and Jamie Dutcher's amazing wolf photography documenting a...
The inner life of animals : love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world
Wohlleben, Peter
Paper Book
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. "The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. This book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do."--Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus Through vivid...
Mink river : a novel
Doyle, Brian
Paper Book
The story of the small Oregon coast town of Neawanaka and its people.
Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH
O'Brien, Robert C.
Paper Book
Some extraordinary rats come to the aid of a mouse family in this Newbery Medal Award-winning classic by notable children's author Robert C. O'Brien. Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer...
The social lives of animals
Ward, Ashley
Paper Book
A rat will go out of its way to help a stranger in need. Lions have adopted the calves of their prey. Ants farm fungus in cooperatives. Why do we continue to believe that life in the animal kingdom is ruled by competition?    In The Social...
Watership down : the graphic novel
Sturm, James
Paper Book
EISNER AWARD WINNER * OHIO BOOK AWARD WINNER * A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams's beloved story of a group of rabbits on an epic journey in search of home. NOMINATED FOR THE RINGO AWARD AND THE HARVEY AWARD "Every rabbit...
Wish you were here
Brown, Rita Mae.
Paper Book
Crime fiction curio featuring cat detective Mrs Murphy and her owner Mary 'Harry' Haristeen. By the author of 'Rubyfruit Jungle'.

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