June KiddyCAT - animals as main characters

Animals and children's books seem to go hand in hand.
From classics
Winnie-the-Pooh
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter's other books
Black Beauty
Stuart Little
the Ralph S Mouse series
Charlotte's Web (my favorite)
to newer books
The One and Only Ivan and its sequel The One and Only Bob
The Redwall, Warriors, and A Dog's Purpose series

As long as one of the main characters is an animal the book counts for this challenge, whether a picture book, YA novel or anything in between, enjoy your book, and don't forget the wiki

I plan on reading both The One and Only Ivan and The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate for this challenge. I also hope to fit in Lone Wolf: Wolves of the Beyond by Kathryn Lasky.

I have The Story of Greenriver by Holly Webb as I LOVE otters.

Oh my, so many choices!

AlphaKIT is "B" and "K" books in June, so maybe I could read something by Jim Kjelgaard or Glenn Balch?

I have Elmer in German, which ought to fit. I just need to sit down and concentrate on it for a bit.

Funny, I had two options for this month's KiddyCAT (classics) that also fit here. I already read one of them for May, so I will likely carry over the other one to read for this theme in June:

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be / Farley Mowat

>6 LibraryCin: I recall that fondly, not read it in decades.

This might be another incentive to continue with the Narnia series - several of the main characters are animals, such as Aslan (lion) and Reepicheep (mouse).

I am leaning towards the series If You Give a Pig a Pancake and others in the group. I am up for a good funny read.

I really liked The One and Only Ivan so I have requested the sequel, The One and Only Bob from the library.

I have Sheep for Beginners: A dip into the world of wool on my shelf. Time to read it!

I'm planning on reading Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate Dicamillo.

phantom tollbooth the dog is a main character.

>12 clue: >13 cindydavid4: I recommend both of those!

I've finished Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, a chapter book for 4th and 5th grade readers. Opal has had a rough time for a little girl. Her mother abandoned Opal and her dad, and then her dad, a preacher, uprooted Opal and moved to Florida. Opal misses her old friends and has a hard time making new ones. That begins to change when she brings a rather ugly stray dog home from a shopping trip to the Winn-Dixie. 4*

>14 fuzzi: Thanks, I loved it!

>15 clue: so glad! It felt, genuine...

>15 clue: >16 fuzzi: That sounds lovely and I must say that just looking at the cover tucks at my heartstrings! ♥

I read the first one a week ago, so today I read Basil and the Lost Colony.

Read Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland

I read The Mouse and the Motorcycle and Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary. I loved these when I was little, and they're still fun.

I ended up reading If You Give a Cat a Cupcake for this challenge.

Just finished The One and Only Bob, a great story! Bob is a dog.

I've started Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken and finding it wonderful. I knew I'd enjoy it but it's exceeding expectations.

July is here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/351546#n8166952

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be / Farley Mowat
3.5 stars

In the 1930s, Farley Mowat and his parents moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They wanted a dog. His father wanted a hunting dog, but since that was too expensive, his mother just bought a dog a little boy was selling for cheap door-to-door. They called him Mutt. This book includes stories that mostly focus on Mutt.

Actually my favourite chapter was the one with the two owls (Mowat used those owls in his fictional kids’ story, “Owls in the Family”). The book was more like short stories, but that’s ok. Mutt was a character. A lot of people seem to consider this a children’s book, but I didn’t think it read that way. A boy and his dog, sure. I suppose that would appeal, but it didn’t seem particularly written for kids. I’m rating it good.

>27 LibraryCin: I have fond memories of that book, but it's probably been over 40 years since I read it.

This was my latest Early Reviewer snag that just happened to fit the category.

Your School is the Best by Maggie Hutchings & Felicita Sala

This is the funniest "bug" picture book I've come across. A cockroach family hitch a ride to school for show-and-tell. They were good at everything: hiding in the pencil shavings, reading - while nibbling, checking the peas growing in jars, counting beads dropped on the floor, playing hide and seek - in teacher's lunchbox, but especially dancing - on teacher's curly hair! The only message this book will convey to children is the absolute joy of going to school - and that cockroaches can enjoy it just as much. Fabulous story, fabulous illustrations.

Five stars!

I read The Muddleheaded Wombat by Ruth Park, a collection of four books about Wombat and his friends Mouse and Tabby.

I have read three books this month. The One and Only Ivan, its sequel The One and Only Bob both by Katherine Applegate and Zootopia: Junior Novelization

I also read The Phantom Tolbooth after seeing it mentioned above, really enjoyed it.

Thank you to everyone who participated this month. I picked up three new BB's. >3 JayneCM: The Story of Greenriver, >24 VivienneR: Arabel's Raven, and >29 VivienneR: Your School Is the Best!

Sorry for the late update. I finished Freddy Goes to Florida by Walter R. Brooks for this challenge. It's a bit like a charming, funny and non-subversive take on Animal Farm.

FINALLY read The Story of Greenriver for this, which completes KiddyCAT for me for the year. Featuring my favourite animal, otters.