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Talking Animals

Avi.  Poppy.
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever; but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas. First in a series. J-PBK AVI livebrary

Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey.
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family. J-PBK BUR, J BUR livebrary

Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle.
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy and discovers the joys of motorcycling. J-PBK CLE, J CLE hoopla livebrary

Dahl, Roald.  Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family.  J DAH, J-PBK DAH livebrary

DiCamillo, Kate.  Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures.
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel Ulysses demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived. J-FAN DIC hoopla livebrary

Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows.
The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside – Toad, Mole, Rat and Badger. J-FAN GRA hoopla livebrary

Howe, James. Bunnicula Strikes Again.
When Bunnicula the rabbit starts acting strangely, the Monroe dogs and cat renew their suspicions that he is a vampire. One in a series. J-M HOWlivebrary

Kelly, Lynne. Song for a Whale.
Iris and her grandmother, both death, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with othe whales. J KEL livebrary

LeGuin, Ursula. Jane on her Own: a Catwing’s Tale.
When Jane, a cat with wings, leaves the safety of her farm to explore the world, she falls into the hands of a man who keeps her prisoner and exploits her for money. J-FAN LEGlivebrary

O’Brien, Robert. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
A widowed field mouse seeks help with her problems from a group of intelligent laboratory rats. J OBR livebrary

Osborne, Mary Pope. Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May Apple.
With the help of a spider, moth and two ladybug friends, a young butterfly tries to uncover a mystery. J-M OSB

Pennypacker, Sara. Pax, Journey Home.
It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have seen each other, but their paths cross again when Pax's kit falls desperately ill forcing him to turn to the one human he knows he can trust. J PEN livebrary

Perkins, Lynne Rae.  Nuts to You.
After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home as his best friends begin their search for him.  J PER hoopla livebrary

Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square.
Chester Cricket’s beautiful music brings fame and fortune to him and the subway station newsstand where he lives. J SEL, J-PBK SEL hoopla livebrary

Stolz, Mary. Casebook of a Private (Cat’s) Eye.
The adventures of Eileen O’Kelly, cat detective, who finds a lox thief, a catnip crook and solves a murder. J-M STO

Torday, Piers.  The Last Wild.
In a world where animals no longer exist, Kester Jaynes feels like he hardly exists either. He's been locked away in a home for troubled children and cannot speak. Then one night some talking pigeons come to help him escape - and the animals need him to save them too.  J-SF TOR livebrary

White, E. B. Charlotte’s Web.
Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer’s dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him. J WHI, J-PBK WHI livebrary

Willems, Mo.  The Story of Diva and Flea.
In the bustling city of Paris, a small yet brave dog, Diva, and an adventurous cat named Flea become two unlikely friends.  J WIL

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