I have to admit that I don’t often read books about animals. Mainly because authors are cruel, and they often end up getting hurt or killed. And when that happens it breaks me. I can handle pretty much anything gruesome happening to grown up people – my favourite show was Criminal Minds – but hurt an animal and I’m fully out. So I learned just to avoid books that feature animals, just in case. You will probably notice, because of this, that a lot of the books below are kids’ books – there was no way I’d get to ten otherwise!
If you’re like me and can’t handle bad things happening to animals, I can’t remember what happens in the first five books on the list, but I’m pretty sure Mossflower, T.S. Eliot and The Secret Horse at least end up okay, though I am not 100% sure. The other five have some rough moments but turn out okay from what I remember.
What about you guys? Do you like books about animals? Can you handle the bad stuff? Any of these ones you’ve read?
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The chronicles of Narnia made my list too.
my TTT: https://blessedmommysc.blogspot.com/2021/04/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-animals-from.html
I mean there’s the whole Aslan thing but I feel like things work out, though I could be remembering wrong.
I thought it was going to be more difficult this week to find animals in books than it actually turned out to be (although I did end up with a few children’s books on my list). The book I’m editing has a service cat in it, but it also includes hunting for food.
I feel like there are animals in quite a lot of children’s books, but they don’t always fare very well! Had to put some kids’ books in my list too!
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is the only one on your list that I’ve read, but there are some great animals in that one!
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Yes there definitely are!
I definitely get you, it’s difficult to read books about animals when the animal dies! Same with TV shows or movies, I always want to know that the animal will be fine before watching.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/top-ten-tuesday-313/
Yes, there are some I just won’t ever go near. I have yet to read Charlotte’s Web, for example.
Yeah, there are so many great kids books about animals. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-rabbits-from-books/
Yes! I remember a fair number from when I was a kid – some I can’t remember the names of or exactly what happens, but I remember the animals!