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animal companions

Books about animal companions for readers of all ages.

Cover of Thumper and the noisy ducky

Thumper and the noisy ducky

Laura Driscoll

Ages 2–6friendshippatience

Cover of Travels of Thelonious (Fog Mound #1)

Travels of Thelonious (Fog Mound #1)

Susan Schade, Jon Buller

Ages 7–11adventureexploration

Cover of The rabbit who wants to fall asleep

The rabbit who wants to fall asleep

Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin

Ages 2–8sleepbedtime routines

Cover of Kitty the Tiger Fairy

Kitty the Tiger Fairy

Daisy Meadows

Ages 6–10magichelping others

Cover of Loyal creatures

Loyal creatures

Morris Gleitzman

Ages 10–14courageloyalty

Cover of What are you doing in my bed?

What are you doing in my bed?

Bedford, David

Ages 2–6friendshipsharing

Cover of A horse and a hound, a goat and a gander

A horse and a hound, a goat and a gander

Alice Provensen

Ages 3–7friendshipfarm animals

Cover of Tales of Little Grey Rabbit

Tales of Little Grey Rabbit

Alison Uttley, Faith Jaques

Ages 5–9friendshipnature

Cover of Winter adventure

Winter adventure

Jenne Simon

Ages 3–7friendshipnature

Cover of If You Give a Pig a Pancake

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Laura Joffe Numeroff

Ages 3–8cause and effectconsequences

Cover of Cat and crab

Cat and crab

Nora Gaydos

Ages 4–7friendshipnature

Cover of Lake monster mix-up

Lake monster mix-up

Mary Labatt

Ages 7–11mysteryfriendship

Cover of Uncle Wiggily's story book

Uncle Wiggily's story book

Howard Roger Garis

Ages 5–10adventurefriendship

Cover of Peter Rabbit and his friends

Peter Rabbit and his friends

Jean Little

Ages 3–7friendshipadventure

Cover of 103 Purrfect Pet Names (American Girl Backpack Books)

103 Purrfect Pet Names (American Girl Backpack Books)

Ages 7–12petscreativity

Cover of Cherry and Olive

Cherry and Olive

Benjamin Lacombe

Ages 3–7friendshipacceptance

Cover of Buggly Bear's hiccup cure

Buggly Bear's hiccup cure

True Kelley

Ages 3–7friendshippersistence

Cover of Tucker's Countryside

Tucker's Countryside

George Selden

Ages 7–11friendshipnature

Cover of A car trip for Mole and Mouse

A car trip for Mole and Mouse

Harriet Ziefert

Ages 3–7friendshipadventure

Cover of Amelia Sparklepaw

Amelia Sparklepaw

Daisy Meadows

Ages 6–10friendshipmagic