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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:

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