4 Kids Books Celebrating Animals

These fictional animal stories will inspire your little ones, teach life-lessons and help connect with nature.…

Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis. A beautiful story about a bird and a bear who want to make each other happy, navigate adventures and learn from their mistakes. Recommended for infants.

Snake's Big Mistake by Sarah Kurpiel. Snake takes home Turtle’s masterpiece to show his family and pretends that he made it.  A picture book about art, friendship, apologizing and forgiveness. Recommended for toddlers.

The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate. Animal-loving youngsters will love the third book in this series, this time focusing on Ruby the elephant as she traces Ruby's challenging life from the savanna to the mall to the sanctuary. Recommended for elementary schoolers.

Skandar and the Phantom Rider (2) by A.F. Steadman. Skandar and his friends enter their second year at Eyrie as unicrom warriors. Can he save the island before it is destroyed? Recommended for tweens.