Favorite Animal Fiction

Description
Rabbits struggling for survival, mice with swords, wise old spiders... the world of fiction is filled with fascinating animal characters. Our List of the Month this July is devoted to our Favorite Animal Fiction. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
1
Watership Down
de Richard Adams
24,857 membres
471 critiques
4.2
43 Members
pilston, Aquila, rangerfan, Bestine, cpg, LynnB, EerierIdyllMeme, knerd.knitter, manywydhan, digifish_books, yoyogod, RonB, RuMuse, dewasus1, jeane, Cecrow, FAMeulstee, d_perlo, Copperskye, RBeffa, belleek, DeBruyn, souloftherose, susanbooks, JanetEng, Kristelh, vwinsloe, waltzmn, Josiehime, Brian.Gunderson, msjudy, threadnsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand, TheSoulRider, elahrairah, HeatherHale, Tosta, JustJune, slimikin, melissabaron, shanlspy, carlosyu
Explications
elahrairah: Quite simply the best novel ever written from the POV of animals. It takes less than a couple of chapters for the brain to forget that these are rabbits, it creates a believable world and cosmology without being didactic or breaking the fourth wall. This is a children's book that is really an adult's book, but is suitable for children! The themes, oh the themes! Man's inhumanity, the archetypal epic journey throgh dark places to salvation, a sensitive critique of authoritarianism (woundwort isn't just a baddy, he has good reasons for what he does), anti-elitism, strength through plurality etc etc. Truly a great work.
13
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
de Eric Carle
22,757 membres
1,066 critiques
½ 4.4
16 Members
knerd.knitter, jeshakespeare, digifish_books, kleo, dewasus1, Pebblesgmc, birder4106, kleh, KitteryKat, Kristelh, Aug3Zimm, ahef1963, brandymt, baughga, Yuki-Onna, Nyleara
14
Le Livre de la jungle
de Rudyard Kipling
11,164 membres
150 critiques
3.8
16 Members
Bestine, paradoxosalpha, manywydhan, kleo, jeane, CarltonC, Matke, eronn, EMS_24, dud5ers, Kristelh, Maddz, threadnsong, ebustad, JustJune, Nyleara
15
L'étalon noir
de Walter Farley
4,978 membres
56 critiques
4
15 Members
ajennell, terran, Kek55, FAMeulstee, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye, birder4106, eronn, perennialreader, vwinsloe, Josiehime, threadnsong, PeaceUCC, Cairlinn, shanlspy
16
Fables
de Aesop
3,589 membres
50 critiques
3.9
13 Members
manywydhan, sunqueen, hohosmurf, Heather39, EMS_24, cherpy, waltzmn, Boand, Lady_Stray, TheSoulRider, Yuki-Onna, HeatherHale, Nyleara
Explications
waltzmn: Also worth checking are Robert Henryson's versions of the fables, particularly "The Cock and the Jasp" and "The Two Mice" (The City Mouse and the Country Mouse); Henryson has improved the presentation of both tales -- at least if you can read Middle English/Middle Scots.
17
Ranelot et Bufolet
de Arnold Lobel
10,468 membres
261 critiques
4.2
13 Members
laytonwoman3rd, hipdeep, ajennell, dara85, ms529212, mldg, merrystar, DeBruyn, ahef1963, barefootsong, baughga, TheSoulRider, PeaceUCC
18
Where the Red Fern Grows
de Wilson Rawls
14,488 membres
351 critiques
4
13 Members
ajennell, jeane, Cecrow, ryann40175, Tess_W, Aug3Zimm, noveltea, kristilabrie, brandymt, TheSoulRider, HeatherHale, DoomLuz, Savedbygrace04
19
Laissez passer les canards
de Robert McCloskey
10,680 membres
182 critiques
½ 4.3
12 Members
pilston, laytonwoman3rd, mldg, d_perlo, belleek, KitteryKat, Tess_W, Brian.Gunderson, al.vick, barefootsong, baughga, tgimom
Explications
belleek: Grew up outside Boston and just a story I loved so much as a child. And we could visit the places where it took place
20
L'incroyable voyage
de Sheila Burnford
5,707 membres
71 critiques
3.9
11 Members
karenb, herschelian, RuMuse, Kek55, Pebblesgmc, ryann40175, dud5ers, vwinsloe, ManWithAnAgenda, JustJune, Cairlinn
21
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
de Deborah Howe
7,000 membres
158 critiques
4
9 Members
wisemetis, ajennell, dara85, EerierIdyllMeme, knerd.knitter, DoomLuz, melissabaron, Curran2, Savedbygrace04
22
A Bear Called Paddington
de Michael Bond
4,093 membres
70 critiques
4.1
9 Members
digifish_books, sunqueen, kleh, DeBruyn, souloftherose, noveltea, tgimom, darsaster, Curran2
23
La légende de Despereaux
de Kate DiCamillo
14,298 membres
546 critiques
4.1
9 Members
RonB, anneofia, Cecrow, Matke, RBeffa, AbigailAdams26, TheSoulRider, Tosta, shanlspy
24
Histoire de Pierre Lapin
de Beatrix Potter
12,195 membres
180 critiques
4.1
9 Members
paradoxosalpha, RonB, hohosmurf, CarltonC, Heather39, Tess_W, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, Lady_Stray
25
Les chats volants
de Ursula K. Le Guin
2,428 membres
41 critiques
4
8 Members
Chelidona, RuMuse, Pebblesgmc, sundancer, Heather39, souloftherose, al.cover, msjudy
26
Georges
de H. A. Rey
6,715 membres
91 critiques
3.9
8 Members
Chelidona, dara85, jeshakespeare, hohosmurf, Brian.Gunderson, Murphy-Jacobs, Lady_Stray, SummerDee
27
L'appel de la forêt
de Jack London
20,103 membres
321 critiques
3.8
9 Members
eronn, cherpy, Tess_W, Aug3Zimm, al.cover, brandymt, TheSoulRider, darsaster, Curran2
30
Jennie
de Paul Gallico
616 membres
20 critiques
4.2
7 Members
Aquila, scampus, jeane, MuranoBlue, Kek55, EMS_24, cherpy
31
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
de Beverly Cleary
10,592 membres
119 critiques
3.9
8 Members
karenb, jeshakespeare, Kek55, daisyfly, al.vick, brandymt, Lady_Stray, ebustad
32
Mon amie Flicka
de Mary O'Hara
2,323 membres
14 critiques
3.8
7 Members
jeane, hohosmurf, FAMeulstee, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye, daisyfly, Cairlinn
33
Les 101 Dalmatiens
de Dodie Smith
2,374 membres
50 critiques
4
7 Members
manywydhan, amanda4242, elkiedee, dud5ers, threadnsong, Boand, Savedbygrace04
34
Le Petit Chien fantaisiste
de Janette Sebring Lowrey
5,117 membres
76 critiques
3.9
8 Members
cpg, d_perlo, daisyfly, Kristelh, Tess_W, brandymt, Curran2, Nyleara
35
Croc-Blanc
de Jack London
12,054 membres
128 critiques
3.9
7 Members
karenb, cherpy, Aug3Zimm, al.cover, barefootsong, elahrairah, Curran2
Explications
elahrairah: I haven't read White Fang but partner reckons that its the best animal novel ever and needs more love.
36
Archy and Mehitabel
de Don Marquis
1,082 membres
19 critiques
4.1
6 Members
karenb, hipdeep, Bestine, abbottthomas, amanda4242, JustJune
37
L'Histoire de Pi
de Yann Martel
43,548 membres
1,013 critiques
3.9
7 Members
ms529212, kleo, sunqueen, CarltonC, birder4106, sturlington, melissabaron
38
Le petit Prince
de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
44,580 membres
762 critiques
4.2
7 Members
abbottthomas, belleek, Kristelh, threadnsong, TheSoulRider, DoomLuz, JustJune
Explications
abbottthomas: Don't forget the fox!
39
Calvin and Hobbes
de Bill Watterson
4,547 membres
42 critiques
½ 4.6
6 Members
hipdeep, Bestine, merrystar, cherpy, veracite, ebustad
40
Le fabuleux Maurice et ses rongeurs savants
de Terry Pratchett
7,041 membres
132 critiques
4
5 Members
amanda4242, d_perlo, CarltonC, souloftherose, enchaunter
41
If only they could talk/It shouldn't happen to a vet
de James Herriot
7,834 membres
137 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
Chelidona, EerierIdyllMeme, Kek55, belleek, cherpy, msjudy
42
Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
de John Crowley
326 membres
8 critiques
3.8
5 Members
anglemark, paradoxosalpha, sunqueen, lottpoet, Lady_Stray
43
Rikki-tikki-tavi
de Rudyard Kipling
898 membres
26 critiques
4.1
6 Members
Bestine, abbottthomas, Kek55, Matke, Murphy-Jacobs, DoomLuz
44
Ma famille et autres animaux
de Gerald Durrell
5,252 membres
150 critiques
4.2
5 Members
dewasus1, CarltonC, belleek, Maddz, cherpy
45
Fantastique maître Renard
de Roald Dahl
9,471 membres
140 critiques
3.9
5 Members
digifish_books, amanda4242, elkiedee, Boand, Lady_Stray
46
Stuart Little
de E. B. White
14,833 membres
146 critiques
3.8
5 Members
ms529212, sturlington, perennialreader, PeaceUCC, JustJune
47
Des myrtilles pour Lily
de Robert McCloskey
8,026 membres
144 critiques
4.2
5 Members
SqueakyChu, mldg, kristilabrie, tgimom, SummerDee
48
Millions of Cats
de Wanda Gág
3,798 membres
110 critiques
4
5 Members
dara85, jeshakespeare, lizzy50usa, Heather39, DeBruyn
49
Beautiful Joe
de Marshall Saunders
620 membres
18 critiques
4.1
4 Members
Copperskye, RBeffa, gypsysmom, Murphy-Jacobs
50
The Cricket in Times Square
de George Selden
8,188 membres
75 critiques
4
5 Members
wisemetis, Chelidona, al.vick, ManWithAnAgenda, shanlspy
51
Go, Dog. Go!
de P. D. Eastman
9,711 membres
147 critiques
4.1
5 Members
hipdeep, Tess_W, tgimom, slimikin, shanlspy
52
Runaway Ralph
de Beverly Cleary
6,293 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.7
5 Members
cpg, Matke, ryann40175, brandymt, PeaceUCC
53
The Trumpet of the Swan
de E. B. White
11,597 membres
79 critiques
4.1
4 Members
wisemetis, d_perlo, perennialreader, bostieslovebooks
54
Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant
de Jean de Brunhoff
3,080 membres
41 critiques
3.8
5 Members
Chelidona, abbottthomas, hohosmurf, Matke, SummerDee
55
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
de Mo Willems
9,574 membres
505 critiques
½ 4.4
5 Members
Chelidona, PitcherBooks, Brian.Gunderson, Lady_Stray, shanlspy
56
James et la grosse pêche
de Roald Dahl
19,661 membres
361 critiques
3.9
4 Members
sturlington, noveltea, brandymt, Tosta
57
L'art de courir sous la pluie
de Garth Stein
10,056 membres
591 critiques
4
4 Members
SqueakyChu, Kek55, cherpy, HeatherHale
58
The Animals of Farthing Wood
de Colin Dann
489 membres
7 critiques
3.9
4 Members
RonB, AbigailAdams26, Lady_Stray, Cairlinn
59
Book of Merlyn
de T. H. White
3,700 membres
37 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
paradoxosalpha, jeane, threadnsong, Lady_Stray
60
Bambi. L'histoire d'une vie dans les bois
de Felix Salten
2,441 membres
50 critiques
4
4 Members
jeane, threadnsong, Cairlinn, Nyleara
61
Les Chroniques de Narnia, tome 7 : La Dernière bataille
de C. S. Lewis
23,224 membres
191 critiques
3.9
5 Members
cpg, ms529212, sunqueen, brandymt, Curran2,Aug3Zimm ,waltzmn
62
Cheval de guerre
de Michael Morpurgo
3,720 membres
123 critiques
4
3 Members
digifish_books, FAMeulstee, Pebblesgmc
63
Histoires comme ça
de Rudyard Kipling
9,455 membres
79 critiques
4
4 Members
Bestine, unctifer, CarltonC, eronn
64
The Rescuers
de Margery Sharp
1,137 membres
20 critiques
3.9
4 Members
pilston, elkiedee, al.vick, shanlspy
65
Big Red
de Jim Kjelgaard
1,733 membres
20 critiques
3.8
3 Members
cad_lib, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye
Explications
cad_lib: Story of an Irish Setter - stayed with me for over 40 years. Eventually owned & was owned by 2 most wonderful English Setters, but it started from the Red ones.
66
A Rustle In The Grass
de Robin Hawdon
60 membres
1 critique
3.8
3 Members
Aquila, sunqueen, ggprof
67
Dans la toile du temps
de Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,561 membres
146 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Aquila, anglemark, souloftherose
Explications
Aquila: Spiders on a terraformed planet undergo an intelligence revolution.
68
West with Giraffes
de Lynda Rutledge
956 membres
56 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
teelgee, ReluctantTechie, belleek
69
Jody et le faon
de Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
4,745 membres
69 critiques
4
3 Members
SqueakyChu, Tess_W, juniperSun
70
Little Black, A Pony
de Walter Farley
609 membres
6 critiques
4.2
3 Members
cpg, Pebblesgmc, Copperskye
71
Les 13 vies et demie du capitaine ours bleu, tome 1
de Walter Moers
2,849 membres
82 critiques
4.1
3 Members
anglemark, amanda4242, birder4106
72
Flush : une biographie
de Virginia Woolf
1,407 membres
38 critiques
3.8
3 Members
susanbooks, JuliaMaria, darsaster
Explications
susanbooks: Though the subtitle is "a Biography," this is a wonderful work of fiction, meant as a gentle tease to Lytton Strachey who had just become a biographer himself.
73
The Frog and Toad Treasury
de Arnold Lobel
951 membres
6 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
Heather39, bostieslovebooks, Curran2
74
The Book of Night with Moon
de Diane Duane
1,008 membres
23 critiques
4.1
3 Members
yoyogod, lizzy50usa, al.vick
75
Jenny and the Cat Club
de Esther Averill
562 membres
19 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
elkiedee, al.vick, AbigailAdams26
76
Dogsbody
de Diana Wynne Jones
1,467 membres
36 critiques
4.1
3 Members
jeane, souloftherose, elkiedee
77
Bad Kitty
de Nick Bruel
2,032 membres
79 critiques
4.1
3 Members
karenb, Chelidona, CDWilson27
78
Frédéric
de Leo Lionni
5,800 membres
247 critiques
4.1
3 Members
EMS_24, barefootsong, aspirit
79
Thomasina
de Paul Gallico
366 membres
7 critiques
3.8
3 Members
cherpy, gypsysmom, pussreboots
80
Tailchaser's Song
de Tad Williams
2,525 membres
32 critiques
3.8
3 Members
kleo, jeane, al.cover
81
Le Cantique des Oiseaux
de Farid Ud-Din Attar
1,329 membres
13 critiques
4
3 Members
hipdeep, paradoxosalpha, JustJune
82
Un chat des rues nommé Bob
de James Bowen
1,496 membres
88 critiques
3.9
4 Members
kleo, eronn, tina1969, LibraryCin,Matke ,vwinsloe
Explications
Matke : Not fiction
vwinsloe : not fiction
83
Simon's cat
de Simon Tofield
687 membres
29 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Bestine, hohosmurf, aspirit
84
Cujo
de Stephen King
9,819 membres
138 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
knerd.knitter, tina1969, DoomLuz
85
Les chiens de la peste
de Richard Adams
2,191 membres
40 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
RonB, RuMuse, threadnsong
86
Salamandastron
de Brian Jacques
4,206 membres
13 critiques
3.8
3 Members
ms529212, yoyogod, RonB
87
The Bees
de Laline Paull
1,741 membres
127 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Verkruissen, Yuki-Onna
88
Lassie, chien fidèle
de Eric Knight
2,208 membres
21 critiques
3.9
3 Members
RBeffa, ManWithAnAgenda, JustJune
89
Les Chroniques de Narnia, tome 6 : Le Fauteuil d'argent
de C. S. Lewis
23,957 membres
193 critiques
3.9
3 Members
cpg, ms529212, sunqueen,waltzmn
90
Le bois Duncton
de William Horwood
986 membres
18 critiques
3.8
2 Members
RonB, dfmorgan
91
L'ile d'abel
de William Steig
2,733 membres
37 critiques
4
2 Members
unctifer, Brian.Gunderson
92
Tarka the Otter ( penguin 81)
de Henry Williamson
878 membres
15 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
herschelian, homeless
93
Catnap
de Carole Nelson Douglas
396 membres
9 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
jeshakespeare, Maddz
94
Le songe d'une nuit d'octobre
de Roger Zelazny
1,539 membres
83 critiques
4.1
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, lizzy50usa
95
Remarkably Bright Creatures
de Shelby Van Pelt
2,470 membres
159 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
teelgee, msjudy
96
Hollow Kingdom
de Kira Jane Buxton
1,034 membres
63 critiques
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, Aug3Zimm
97
The Complete Brambly Hedge
de Jill Barklem
821 membres
7 critiques
½ 4.7
2 Members
PitcherBooks, Heather39
98
Une petite place dans l'étable
de Martin Waddell
1,111 membres
12 critiques
4
2 Members
hipdeep, KitteryKat
99
Bunny
de Mona Awad
1,772 membres
78 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, katemcangus
100
Wish You Were Here
de Rita Mae Brown
1,166 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
Bestine, jeshakespeare