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Stories told by Animals: Chapter Books for Kids

Well-reviewed chapter books in first-person narration by animals

Showing 1 - 11 of 11  There are a total of 38 valid entries on the list.
Book cover for "Appleblossom the possum"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A young possum strikes out on her own and winds up trapped in a human house before her brothers can rescue her.
Book cover for "Black Beauty"
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Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Book cover for "Ellie's story"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Trained as a search-and-rescue dog since puppyhood, Ellie can track and find people who are physically lost, but it is her owners, widower Jakob and lonely Maya, who challenge her to find a way to save people who are lost in other ways.
Book cover for "Everything for a dog"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
In parallel stories, Bone, an orphaned dog, finds and loses a series of homes, Molly, a family pet, helps Charlie through the grief and other after-effects of his brother's death, and lonely Henry pleads for a dog of his own.
Book cover for "The incredible journey"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A doughty young Labrador retriever, a roguish bull terrier, and an indomitable Siamese cat set out through the Canadian wilderness to make their way home to the family they love.
Book cover for "The one and only Bob"
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Book cover for "The one and only Ivan"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...

8. Pax

Book cover for "Pax"
Star rating for Pax
Series:
Pax volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--Provided by publisher.
Book cover for "A pup called Trouble"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When a coyote pup named Trouble stows away in the back of a truck, he ends up in the heart of New York City, and must choose between the risks of being caught and the dangers of a long journey home.
Book cover for "War horse"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"When Albert's beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the army, Albert enlists as a private, determined to find him among the thousands of other horses. As the war intensifies, Albert and Joey witness battle from both side of the trenches. And one steadfast thought sustains them: being reunited in friendship, a boy and his horse."--book jacket.
Book cover for "A wolf called Wander"
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Series:
Wolf called volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Swift, a wild wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains. When a rival pack attacks, Swift and his family scatter, and Swift sets out on an incredible journey through dense forests, into barren wilderness, and across flowing water. The trip is dangerous and full of peril, and Swift encounters fire, hunger, hunters, and highways as he wanders. Will Swift find the courage to survive? Will he ever find a place to call home?