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animal characters

Books about animal characters for readers of all ages.

Cover of Chicken Licken

Chicken Licken

Mandy Ross, Ladybird Books Staff

Ages 3–7folklorepanic and worry

Cover of Hello, Brer Rabbit

Hello, Brer Rabbit

Rene Cloke

Ages 4–8clevernesstrickster tales

Cover of Little Brown Jay

Little Brown Jay

Ages 4–8naturewisdom

Cover of The Very Boastful Kangaroo

The Very Boastful Kangaroo

Bernard Most

Ages 3–8humilityboasting

Cover of Albidaro and the mischievous dream

Albidaro and the mischievous dream

Julius Lester

Ages 5–10dreamsmischief

Cover of Vol.1 Mother West Wind When Stories

Vol.1 Mother West Wind When Stories

Thornton W. Burgess

Ages 6–10naturefriendship

Cover of Cheeky Charlie

Cheeky Charlie

Ben Redlich

Ages 3–7mischiefadventure

Cover of Gary

Gary

Leila Rudge

Ages 3–8determinationadventure

Cover of Seadogs

Seadogs

Lisa Wheeler, Mark Siegel

Ages 3–8adventureteamwork

Cover of Henny Penny (Clarion Books)

Henny Penny (Clarion Books)

Jean Little

Ages 3–8folklorecritical thinking

Cover of Peter's song

Peter's song

Carol P. Saul

Ages 3–7friendshipmusic

Cover of Fergus Fabulous Ferret

Fergus Fabulous Ferret

Alison Prince

Ages 6–9individualityadventure

Cover of The story of the three kingdoms

The story of the three kingdoms

Walter Dean Myers

Ages 7–12storytellinganimal characters

Cover of Goatilocks and the three bears

Goatilocks and the three bears

Erica S. Perl

Ages 3–8folklorehumor

Cover of Twoo Twit

Twoo Twit

Kes Gray

Ages 4–8friendshipschool

Cover of Business pig

Business pig

Andrea Zuill

Ages 4–8entrepreneurshipambition

Cover of The WideAwake Mice in Danger and Other Stories (Tales from Puddle Lane) (Tales from Puddle Lane)

The WideAwake Mice in Danger and Other Stories (Tales from Puddle Lane) (Tales from Puddle Lane)

Sheila K. McCullagh

Ages 5–8adventurecourage

Cover of Yankee mouse

Yankee mouse

Philip M. Horender

Ages 8–12adventurecourage

Cover of A fox called Sorrow

A fox called Sorrow

Isobelle Carmody

Ages 9–13animal charactersadventure

Cover of Coyote & bobcat

Coyote & bobcat

Kathy Kifer, Ane Rovetta, S. Harold Collins

Ages 4–10folkloretrickster tales

Cover of No biting, Puma!

No biting, Puma!

Jeanne Willis

Ages 3–6behaviorself-control

Cover of The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote

The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote

Tony Johnston

Ages 4–9trickster talescleverness

Cover of Norma Jean, Jumping Bean

Norma Jean, Jumping Bean

Joanna Cole, Lynn Munsinger

Ages 4–8self-acceptanceenergy and movement

Cover of Little Wolf's book of badness

Little Wolf's book of badness

Ian Whybrow, Tony Ross, Vincent Vigla, Mair Loader

Ages 6–10mischiefhumor