Animal Fiction for Grades 3–5
These animal stories can be found in the Children's (J) Fiction section. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
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| Applegate | The One and Only Ivan Ivan, a gorilla who lives in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, must find a better life for Ruby, a baby elephant. (305 pp.) | J Applegate |
| Atwater | Mr. Popper's Penguins The unexpected delivery of a crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life of Mr. Popper. (138 pp.) | J Atwater |
| Avi | Poppy Poppy the mouse urges her family to move next to a cornfield, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas. (146 pp.) | J Avi |
| Birney | The World According to Humphrey Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns he plays an important role in helping his classmates and teacher. (124 pp.) | J Birney |
| Cleary | The Mouse and the Motorcycle A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy and discovers the joys of motorcycling. (158 pp.) | J Cleary |
| DiCamillo | Because of Winn-Dixie India Opal describes all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie. (182 pp.) | J DiCamillo |
| Farley | The Black Stallion When they are shipwrecked, Alec must build trust with a wild stallion and keep them both alive until they can be rescued. (275 pp.) | J Farley |
| Farmer | The Warm Place When Ruva, a young giraffe, is captured and sent to a zoo in San Francisco, she does everything she can to get home. (152 pp.) | J Farmer |
| Fine | Diary of a Killer Cat Tuffy the pet cat defends himself against accusations of terrifying other animals and murdering the neighbor's rabbit. (58 pp.) | J Fine |
| Henry | Misty of Chincoteague Two youngsters determine to win a Chincoteague pony at the island's yearly auction. (173 pp.) | J Henry |
| Howe | Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery Could the Monroe family's new rabbit be a vampire? It's up to Harold the dog and Chester the cat to find out. (92 pp.) | J Howe |
| Hurwitz | PeeWee's Tale A young guinea pig learns to survive in the natural world while trying to find his way back home. (104 pp.) | J Hurwitz |
| King-Smith | Babe: The Gallant Pig A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things. (130 pp.) | J King-Smith |
| Knight | Lassie Come-Home A collie undertakes a 1000-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate. (248 pp.) | J Knight |
| Lisle | Highway Cats A hard-bitten group of mangy highway cats is changed forever after the mysterious arrival of three kittens. (118 pp.) | J Lisle |
| McCall-Smith | Akimbo and the Elephants On an African game preserve, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers. (68 pp.) | J McCall-Smith |
| Naylor | Shiloh When he finds a lost beagle, Marty tries to hide it from the dog's real owner, a man known to mistreat his dogs. (144 pp.) | J Naylor |
| Nolan | Down Girl and Sit: Smarter Than Squirrels Two dogs try to keep the world safe from squirrels, the paper boy, and a frightening creature named Here Kitty Kitty. (64 pp.) | J Nolan |
| O'Brien | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Needing help, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise. (233 pp.) | J O'Brien |
| Oppel | Silverwing When a newborn bat is separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. (217 pp.) | J Oppel |
| Selden | The Cricket in Times Square A country cricket lands in the middle of New York City, where he and his new friends put his musical skills to use. (132 pp.) | J Selden |
| Stauffacher | Gator on the Loose! Chaos ensues when Keisha's father brings an alligator home and it escapes from the bathroom. (149 pp.) | J Stauffacher |
| Steig | Abel's Island Cast away on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, is tested as he struggles to survive and return home. (117 pp.) | J Steig |
| White | Charlotte's Web Wilbur, a pig, is desolate to discover he is destined to become dinner, until his spider friend Charlotte helps him. (184 pp.) | White |
Last Updated: 3/15
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