Attention All Animal Lovers
Have you ever needed a book for a preschooler about a certain animal? It might be for a library story time, a classroom theme, or to read one-on-one. Sometimes a parent may want a book for their young child who is recently fascinated with a certain animal. This list is designed to help you quickly identify a variety of new picture books, fiction and non-fiction, that focus on specific animals. I have included a few older popular titles.
Here are a few tips to help you locate these books in the library:
The fiction picture books have a call number such as “E” (for easy), and the first three letters of the author's last name. For example, the title The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss would have the call number E SEU. For a non-fiction book, the call number is arranged according to the Dewey decimal system and is followed by the first three letters of the author’s name, or the book title. For example, an easy non-fiction book about hens by Robin Page would have the call number E 591.5 PAG. You will find titles by other authors about hens under the same call number, E 591.5 or J 591.5. An Easy Reader has a call number of ER followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. The Easy Reader Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert would have the call number ER ZIE.
All of these books can be found in the Mercer County Library System. Please ask a librarian for help if you have trouble finding them.
Bears
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach, 2015, E SAR
Bear and Squirrel are Friends by Deb Pilutti, 2015, E PIL
Bear Counts by Karma Wilson, 2015, E WIL
The Wild Life of Bears by Camilla De la Bedoyere, 2015, E 599.7 DEL
Birds
Woodpecker Wham! by April Pulley Sayre, 2015, E SAY
A Bird is a Bird by Lizzy Rockwell, 2015, E 598 ROC
There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems, 2007, E WIL
The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas, 2008, E LUC
Cats
Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats by Alicia Potter 2015 E POT
How to Catch a Mouse by Philippa Leathers, 2015, E LEA
Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah E. Harrison, 2015, E HAR
Kids Top 10 Pet Cats by Dana Meachen Rau, 2015, J 636.8 RAU
Chickens
Hens for Friends by Sandy De Lisle, 2015, E DEL
A Chicken Followed Me Home by Robin Page, 2015, E 636.5 PAG
P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis, 2015, E PAS
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman, 2006, E HIM
Crocodiles
The Baby Swap by Jan Ormerod, 2015, E ORM
Crocodiles by Therese Shea, 2015, J 597.98 SHE
Where’s Your Smile Crocodile by Claire Freedman, 2001, E FRE
I’m the Scariest Thing in the Jungle! By David G. Derrick, Jr., 2013, E DER
Dogs
Kids Top Ten Pet Dogs by Ann Gaines, 2015, J 636.7 GAI
Sniff! Sniff! by Ryan Sias, 2015, E SIA
How To Be a Dog by Jo Williamson, 2015, E WIL
Who Wants Broccoli? by Val Jones, 2015, E JON
Ducks
Always Twins by Teri Weidner, 2015, E WEI
Duck’s Vacation by Gilad Soffer, 2015, E SOF
Duddle Puck: The Puddle Duck by Karma Wilson, 2015, E WIL
Duck by Katie Dicker, 2014, E 636.5 DIC
Elephants
3,2,1, Go by Emily Arnold McCully, 2015, E MCC
Elephants are Awesome by Martha E. H. Rustad, 2015, E 599.67 RUS
I Will Take a Nap! by Mo Willems, 2015, E WIL
Get Out of My Bath by Britta Teckentrup, 2015, E TEC
Frogs
I Don’t Want to be a Frog by Dev Petty, 2015, E PET
Tad and Dad by David Ezra Stein, 2015, E STE
Froggy’s Birthday Wish by Jonathan London, 2015, E LON
Frogs by Seymour Simon, 2015, J 597.8 SIM
Hippopotamuses
That’s What Makes a Hippopotamus Smile! by Sean Taylor, 2014, E TAY
Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert, 1987, E ZIE
Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman, 2015, E SMA
Hippos are Huge! by Jonathan London, 2015, E 599.6 LON
Lions
Lions are Awesome by Lisa J. Amstutz, 2015, E 599.75 AMS
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus, 1971, E KRA
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney, 2009, E PIN
Lion Rescue: All About Lions and How to Save Them by Daniel Raven-Ellison, J 639.97, BLE
Mice
Look Out, Mouse by Steve Bjorkman, 2015, E BJO
Mouse’s First Night at Moonlight School by Simon Puttock, 2014, E PUT
How to Catch a Mouse by Philippa Leathers, 2015, E LEA
Mice by Kari Schuetz, 2014, ER 599.3 SCH
Monkeys
Chimpanzees are Awesome by Megan Cooley Peterson, 2015, E 599.88 PET
The Monkey and the Bee by C. P. Bloom, 2015, E BLO
Monkey and Elephant go Gadding by Carole Lexa Schaefer, 2014, ER SCH
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina, 1985, E SLO
Pigs
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson, 2015, E AND
Henry’s Stars by David Elliot, 2015, E ELL
Pig is Big on Books by Douglas Florian, 2015, E FLO
Wild Boars and Teacup Pigs by Henry Thatcher, 2014, J 636.4 THA
Rabbits
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman, 2015, E DYC
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes 2011 E HEN
Cat & Bunny by Mary Lundquist, 2015, E LUN
Rabbits by Mari C. Schuh, 2015, E 599.3 SCH
Raccoons
Hungry Roscoe by David J. Plant, 2015, E PLA
Raccoons by Mari C. Schuh, 2015, E 599.7 SCH
Ready for Anything by Keiko Kasza, 2009, E KAS
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin, 2013, E RUB
Squirrels
Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin, 2008, E RUB
Finders Keepers by Keiko Kasza, 2015, E KAS
My Cousin Momo by Zachariah O’Hora, 2015, E OHO
Squirrels by Mari C. Schuh, 2015, E 599.3 SCH
Whales
The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan 2015 E WAN
A Big Guy Took My Ball by Mo Willems 2013 E WIL
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson 2004 E DON
Whales by Grace Hansen 2015 E 599.5 HAN
Animals
Pitter and Patter by Martha Sullivan 2015 E SUL
Mammals (DK Eyewonder) by Sarah Walker 2015 J 599 WAL
Guess Who’s in the Trees by Camilla De la Bédoyère, 2014 E 591.7 DEL
8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper 2015 E COO
Here are a few tips to help you locate these books in the library:
The fiction picture books have a call number such as “E” (for easy), and the first three letters of the author's last name. For example, the title The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss would have the call number E SEU. For a non-fiction book, the call number is arranged according to the Dewey decimal system and is followed by the first three letters of the author’s name, or the book title. For example, an easy non-fiction book about hens by Robin Page would have the call number E 591.5 PAG. You will find titles by other authors about hens under the same call number, E 591.5 or J 591.5. An Easy Reader has a call number of ER followed by the first three letters of the author’s last name. The Easy Reader Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert would have the call number ER ZIE.
All of these books can be found in the Mercer County Library System. Please ask a librarian for help if you have trouble finding them.
Bears
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach, 2015, E SAR
Bear and Squirrel are Friends by Deb Pilutti, 2015, E PIL
Bear Counts by Karma Wilson, 2015, E WIL
The Wild Life of Bears by Camilla De la Bedoyere, 2015, E 599.7 DEL
Birds
Woodpecker Wham! by April Pulley Sayre, 2015, E SAY
A Bird is a Bird by Lizzy Rockwell, 2015, E 598 ROC
There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems, 2007, E WIL
The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas, 2008, E LUC
Cats
Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats by Alicia Potter 2015 E POT
How to Catch a Mouse by Philippa Leathers, 2015, E LEA
Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah E. Harrison, 2015, E HAR
Kids Top 10 Pet Cats by Dana Meachen Rau, 2015, J 636.8 RAU
Chickens
Hens for Friends by Sandy De Lisle, 2015, E DEL
A Chicken Followed Me Home by Robin Page, 2015, E 636.5 PAG
P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis, 2015, E PAS
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman, 2006, E HIM
Crocodiles
The Baby Swap by Jan Ormerod, 2015, E ORM
Crocodiles by Therese Shea, 2015, J 597.98 SHE
Where’s Your Smile Crocodile by Claire Freedman, 2001, E FRE
I’m the Scariest Thing in the Jungle! By David G. Derrick, Jr., 2013, E DER
Dogs
Kids Top Ten Pet Dogs by Ann Gaines, 2015, J 636.7 GAI
Sniff! Sniff! by Ryan Sias, 2015, E SIA
How To Be a Dog by Jo Williamson, 2015, E WIL
Who Wants Broccoli? by Val Jones, 2015, E JON
Ducks
Always Twins by Teri Weidner, 2015, E WEI
Duck’s Vacation by Gilad Soffer, 2015, E SOF
Duddle Puck: The Puddle Duck by Karma Wilson, 2015, E WIL
Duck by Katie Dicker, 2014, E 636.5 DIC
Elephants
3,2,1, Go by Emily Arnold McCully, 2015, E MCC
Elephants are Awesome by Martha E. H. Rustad, 2015, E 599.67 RUS
I Will Take a Nap! by Mo Willems, 2015, E WIL
Get Out of My Bath by Britta Teckentrup, 2015, E TEC
Frogs
I Don’t Want to be a Frog by Dev Petty, 2015, E PET
Tad and Dad by David Ezra Stein, 2015, E STE
Froggy’s Birthday Wish by Jonathan London, 2015, E LON
Frogs by Seymour Simon, 2015, J 597.8 SIM
Hippopotamuses
That’s What Makes a Hippopotamus Smile! by Sean Taylor, 2014, E TAY
Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert, 1987, E ZIE
Hiccupotamus by Steve Smallman, 2015, E SMA
Hippos are Huge! by Jonathan London, 2015, E 599.6 LON
Lions
Lions are Awesome by Lisa J. Amstutz, 2015, E 599.75 AMS
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus, 1971, E KRA
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney, 2009, E PIN
Lion Rescue: All About Lions and How to Save Them by Daniel Raven-Ellison, J 639.97, BLE
Mice
Look Out, Mouse by Steve Bjorkman, 2015, E BJO
Mouse’s First Night at Moonlight School by Simon Puttock, 2014, E PUT
How to Catch a Mouse by Philippa Leathers, 2015, E LEA
Mice by Kari Schuetz, 2014, ER 599.3 SCH
Monkeys
Chimpanzees are Awesome by Megan Cooley Peterson, 2015, E 599.88 PET
The Monkey and the Bee by C. P. Bloom, 2015, E BLO
Monkey and Elephant go Gadding by Carole Lexa Schaefer, 2014, ER SCH
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina, 1985, E SLO
Pigs
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson, 2015, E AND
Henry’s Stars by David Elliot, 2015, E ELL
Pig is Big on Books by Douglas Florian, 2015, E FLO
Wild Boars and Teacup Pigs by Henry Thatcher, 2014, J 636.4 THA
Rabbits
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman, 2015, E DYC
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes 2011 E HEN
Cat & Bunny by Mary Lundquist, 2015, E LUN
Rabbits by Mari C. Schuh, 2015, E 599.3 SCH
Raccoons
Hungry Roscoe by David J. Plant, 2015, E PLA
Raccoons by Mari C. Schuh, 2015, E 599.7 SCH
Ready for Anything by Keiko Kasza, 2009, E KAS
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin, 2013, E RUB
Squirrels
Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin, 2008, E RUB
Finders Keepers by Keiko Kasza, 2015, E KAS
My Cousin Momo by Zachariah O’Hora, 2015, E OHO
Squirrels by Mari C. Schuh, 2015, E 599.3 SCH
Whales
The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan 2015 E WAN
A Big Guy Took My Ball by Mo Willems 2013 E WIL
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson 2004 E DON
Whales by Grace Hansen 2015 E 599.5 HAN
Animals
Pitter and Patter by Martha Sullivan 2015 E SUL
Mammals (DK Eyewonder) by Sarah Walker 2015 J 599 WAL
Guess Who’s in the Trees by Camilla De la Bédoyère, 2014 E 591.7 DEL
8: An Animal Alphabet by Elisha Cooper 2015 E COO
-Susan Flacks, West Windsor Branch Library
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