# Children's books with animals as main characters. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689 "2005-08-19T01:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/21 "2005-08-19T09:58:17Z")
Roald Dahl’s _Fantastic Mr. Fox_ springs to mind as well. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/22 "2005-08-19T11:14:30Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Geez, am I the first to mention **Curious George** and **Stewart Little?** You can claim _Curious George_, but _Stuart Little_ has been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/23 "2005-08-19T11:16:59Z")
_The Mouse and His Child_ by Russell Hoban. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/24 "2005-08-19T13:04:36Z")
[Jenny and the Cat Club](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590170474/qid=1124456939/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9051672-0021538?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) The story of shy jenny and the cat club she wants to belong too and her new friends she makes. This is a classic that was recently reissued. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/25 "2005-08-19T14:30:00Z")
I LOVED the Sweet Pickle Series when I was a kid: [Me Too Iguana](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0030180716/102-6895149-6112934?v=glance) [Very Worried Walrus](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0030180910/qid=1124461789/sr=2-3/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_3/102-6895149-6112934?v=glance&s=books) [Lion is Down in the Dumps](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0030214416/qid=1124461789/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-6895149-6112934?v=glance&s=books) There are more, but those three were my favorites! And of course, animals are involved in plenty of everyday adventures in Richard Scarry’s books. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/26 "2005-08-19T14:47:58Z")
> [@Dorjän](#): > > I LOVED the Sweet Pickle Series when I was a kid: AAAAAH! Sweet Pickles! I’d completely forgotten about those…they had to have been one of my favorite series as a kid! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/27 "2005-08-22T18:09:54Z")
**Babe the Gallant Pig** needs to be added to this. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689/28 "2005-08-22T20:17:10Z")
We recently finished Martin’s Mice at our house. Farmcat decides to keep mice as pets instead of eating them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-books-with-animals-as-main-characters/317689.md?page=1)