You Asked, We Answered!
April 28th, 2015 by Kidsmomo
On 4/21/2015, Kidsmomo reader Amira asked us for book recommendations based on her interests:
Hello, I like books with cats and animals, a little bit with conflict and sometimes non fiction.
Well, Amira, we’d love to help! We immediately went into action when we saw your message:
Check out this booklist made just for you:
Fiction: Classics
- The Broccoli Tapes by Jan Slepian
- The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
- Socks by Beverly Cleary
- Whittington by Alan Armstrong
Fiction: Newer Reads
- The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint
- Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the MEOW Society by Betsy Byars
- Kaspar the Titantic Cat by Michael Morpurgo
- Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
- The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin
Nonfiction
- National Geographic: Animal Encyclopedia
- How to Speak Cat: A Guide to Decoding Cat Language
- National Geographic Kids: Awesome Animals
And if you’re not paw-sitive that you’re interested in books of this purr-suasion, check out…
Other Animal Adventures
- Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
- Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
- The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick
- Tales from Dimwood Forest series by Avi
- A Dog’s Life by Ann M. Martin
- Bunnicula by James Howe
- The Underneath by Kathi Appelt
If any readers — especially Amira! — decide to read any of these books, please leave us a review! And if there are any other Kidsmomo readers unsure about what to read next, feel free to submit an Ask Kidsmomo question below: