Animals (Tamariki).

For all you animal lovers, have a read of books about horses, cats, pigs and many more who go through trails, journeys and are even heroes in their own stories. From Black Beauty to Fanatstic Mr Fox, you can't can't go wrong with this list.

Updated August 20, 2024
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The incredible journey
Burnford, Sheila
CD
Fans of Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, and Shiloh will love this timeless classic about two dogs and a cat that embark on a journey to return to their owner and inspired the movie Homeward Bound.    An inquisitive Labrador retriever,...
Esio Trot
Dahl, Roald.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!  Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else--Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie,...
The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
DiCamillo, Kate.
Paper Book
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning tale.Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro,...
The wind in the willows
Grahame, Kenneth
Paper Book
The much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing his spring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. As well as adventures on the river and in the Wild Wood, there are high jinks on the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of...
Babe : the gallant pig
King-Smith, Dick.
Paper Book
Knopf is proud to present a handsome 20th-anniversary edition of Dick King-Smith’s bestselling novel that became an Academy Award–nominated movie. When Babe arrives at Hogget Farm, Mrs. Hogget’s thoughts turn to sizzling bacon and juicy pork chops—until he reveals a...
Winny de Puh
Milne, A. A.
Paper Book
This classic of children's literature is now available in a Spanish-language edition. Winny de Puh is the translation of the complete text of the original Winnie-the-Pooh, with all of Ernest H. Shepard's delightful illustrations. Here are Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore (in this book Puh, Porquete, and...
Silverwing
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
Kenneth Oppel's harrowing adventure tales about Shade, a young bat on a quest to prove himself to the rest of his Silverwing colony, are now available with exquisite new covers -- guaranteed to entice the next generation of young fans!
Nim's island
Orr, Wendy
CD
Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, shared by only her father Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica, and a satellite dish for her e-mail. No one else in the world lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone.<...
Black Beauty
Sewell, Anna
Paper Book
Here is the compelling tale of a spirited young Thoroughbred that captured the hearts of readers throughout Victorian England when it was first published in 1877. This masterfully illustrated classic is skillfully adapted by Newbery Award-winning author Robin McKinley and remains faithful to the...
Stuart Little
White, E. B.

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