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8 Aloud- Animals

Read aloud or listen to these librarian-recommended chapter books about animals.

Toledo Library

17 items

  • A legendary author and illustrator team up for a trio of funny tales about a girl and her pet raven.
    BookOrlando : Harcourt, 2007. — jF
  • When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
    BookNew York : Harper, 2012. — jF
  • When a lost dog helps Laura find a way home to her family, they discover family in each other along the way.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2023] — jF
  • The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed with dreams of the Polar regions.
    BookBoston : Little, Brown and Company, 2009, 1992. — jF
  • The Penderwicks

    a Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

    Birdsall, Jeanne,
    This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame…
    BookNew York : Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005. — jF
  • With a fresh voice and an engaging, hamster's-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Birney's Humphrey will elicit laughter and demands for hamsters in every elementary classroom.
    PaperbackNew York, NY : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2004] — jF
  • Tiny Ralph S. Mouse lives in a mouse hole in Room 215 of the Mountain View Inn. Life becomes downright thrilling when Keith and his family stop at the inn for a few days, and Keith lets Ralph ride his toy motorcycle. A heartwarming story…
    PaperbackNew York : HarperTrophy, 2000. — jF
  • After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
    BookCambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2005. — jF
  • Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
    BookCambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, [2000] — jF
  • Nine-year-old Sparrow Robinson blames herself for her elderly neighbor's accident, so she promises to take care of Mrs. LaRose's seven cats, all while trying to adjust to a new school--but things become complicated when she has to find new…
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023] — jF
  • When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2020] — jF
  • Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
    BookNew York : Delacorte Press, 2019. — jF
  • Young wild colt Sky must find his way over rough terrain to rejoin his family after being captured for the Pony Express.
    BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — jF
  • 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.
    BookNew York : Balzer + Bray, 2016. — jF
  • Where the Red Fern Grows

    the Story of Two Dogs and a Boy

    Rawls, Wilson
    A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters.
    BookNew York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1996. — jF
  • Minou, formerly a cat but now a woman with many cattish ways, helps Tibbs, a newspaper reporter, with information she gets from her many feline friends.
    PaperbackNew York : Yearling 2017. — jF
  • An adventurous and heroic little mouse, with very human qualities, searches for his lost friend, the lovely bird Margalo.
    BookNew York : HarperCollins Publishers, [1973] — jF