All Points West February 2026: Animal Insights

Looking for a fresh take on the world? Perhaps from the perspective of a different species? From prose poetry to Foxlish, from climate fiction to cozy mysteries, and picture books from GVPL's updated list of 100 Books to Read Before Kindergarten, there is something in this booklist for most humans to enjoy.

Updated February 11, 2026
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All Points West February 2026: Animal Insights

Looking for a fresh take on the world? Perhaps from the perspective of a different species? From prose poetry to Foxlish, from climate fiction to cozy mysteries, and picture books from GVPL's updated list of 100 Books to Read Before Kindergarten, there is something in this booklist for most humans to enjoy.

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Open Throat A Novel
Hoke, Henry.
Ebook

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

Three bags full
Swann, Leonie

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

Pod : a novel
Paull, Laline
Paper Book
Bestselling author of The Bees Laline Paull returns with an immersive and transformative new novel of an ocean world - its extraordinary creatures, mysteries, and mythologies - that is increasingly haunted by the cruelty and ignorance of the human race.Ea has always felt like an...

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

The Bees A Novel
Paull, Laline.
Paper Book
Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But Flora is not like other bees. Despite her ugliness she has talents that...

Available as large print book, as well as ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby.

Fox 8 : a story
Saunders, George
Paper Book
'Very funny ... With Fox 8, Saunders does something one might, in isolation, think it almost impossible for a book to do, which is to resensitise the reader to violence' Guardian An enchanting and darkly comic fable of human greed and nature, from the Man...

Also available as an ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby.

Remarkably bright creatures : a novel
Van Pelt, Shelby
Ebook

Also available as an ebook and e-audiobook through Overdrive/Libby as well as on CD.

The tusks of extinction
Nayler, Ray
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out again. ...

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

We are thrilled to bring back the much-loved 100 Books to Read Before Kindergarten list. This carefully curated collection of classic favourites and engaging new stories is designed to inspire young readers, spark curiosity, and support early literacy at home. Whether you\'re preparing for a child’s September kindergarten start or simply looking for enjoyable stories to share, this list offers a trusted starting point for building reading routines and discovering new favourites.
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