Pet stories
- Lucy Daniels writes several series,
such as Animal Ark, Animal Ark Pets, Jess the Border Collie, and Dolphin
Diaries.
- Jenny Oldfield writes Home Farm Twins,
and Half Moon Ranch series
- Jenny Dale writes the Puppy Patrol
series
- Tessa Krailing, who lives on the Isle
of Wight, writes the Pet-Sitters' Club books.
Wild animals
- Wild things series by Elizabeth Laird
- Geoffrey Malone
- Jonathan Guy
- Watership Down by Richard Adams
- Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies.
This is a BIG book, about a red deer
- The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin
Dann
- Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
Animal fantasy
- Redwall series by Brian Jacques The
order these books were written is:
Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mariel of Redwall, Salamandastron, Martin the
Warrior, The Bellmaker, Outcast of Redwall, The Pearls of Lutra, The Long
Patrol, Marlfox, The Legend of Luke, Lord Brocktree
- The rats of Nimh books The first book
was written by Robert O'Brien and the rest are by Jane Leslie Conly.
- Animorphs by K Applegate, and the
Switchers series by Kate Thompson, are both about children who can turn into
animals.
- The Deptford Mice series by Robin
Jarvis
Funny animal stories
- Dick King-Smith
- Escape from Cold Ditch by Alan
Davidson. If you've like the film Chicken Run, you'll love this book.
- I, Jack by Patricia Finney. This story
is told by a dog, in his own words.
- Sniff series by Ian Whybrow
- Superdog series by Colin West
- Space dog series by Natalie Standiford
- Bunnicula series by James Howe
Horse stories
- Sheltie the Shetland Pony, by Peter
Clover
- Half Moon Ranch, by Jenny Oldfield
- Christine and Josephine
Pullein-Thompson
- Ruby Ferguson "Jill" books
- Judith Berrisford "Pippa"
books
- Ginny Elliot
- KM Peyton
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