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SRC 2024: Read a book with a Non-Human Main Character (Kids)

Enjoy a book with a non-human main character and adventure closer to completing your summer reading challenge. This list contains titles for little kids up to middle grade readers.

Tacoma Public Library

36 items

  • Meet Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown "out there." But then, something unexpected happens that may just change his outlook. Picture book.
    BookToronto : Kids Can Press, [2006] — CJ W
  • As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything. Picture book.
    BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2021] — CJ WILSO-K
  • No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say, "Yes." Picture book.
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, [2003] — CJ WILLE-M
  • Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
    BookNew York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2016. — JF BROWN-P
  • Who is stealing Mr. Venezi's sandwiches? The befuddled pet-shop owner misidentifies the store's animals, leading the hamsters to think they're koalas. In this first book in the Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye graphic-novel series,…
    BookMinneapolis, MN : Graphic Universe, [2010-] — JG GUINE
  • Mermaids Shelly and Echo are excited to begin third grade at the prestigious Trident Academy, but snooty Pearl, jokester Rocky, brilliant Kiki, grumpy Mr. Fangtooth, and an argument over their first project challenge the best friends.…
    BookNew York : Aladdin, 2012. — JF DADEY-D
  • Llama Llama talks about all the reasons why love is great and how that special someone makes every day a little brighter"-- Picture book.
    BookNew York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2022. — CJ DEWDN-A
  • When a cloudy gray sky cancels Pete the Cat's beach day plans, a big box is all he needs to beat the rainy-day blues. Picture book.
    BookNew York, NY : HarperCollins, 2021. — CJ PETE
  • Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good. Picture book.
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2000] — CJ FALCO-I
  • Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
    BookNew York : HarperCollins Publishers, 20uu[1952] — JF WHITE-E
  • Uni, Goldie, Pinkie, and Silky play soccer for the first time.
    BookNew York : Random House Children's Books, [2023] — E ROSEN-A
  • Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, faces off against his archnemesis Petey the Cat.
    BookNew York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2016. — JG DOG
  • Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important"-- Picture book.
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2016. — E WILLE-M
  • When a nearby cat shelter is destroyed, Bad Kitty's family decides to foster some of the displaced kittens.
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2018. — JF BRUEL-N
  • Rainbow Tinseltail (called Bo) has never actually seen a dragon, but when things start going missing from Sparklegrove School for Unicorns all clues seem to point to a dragon pup called Scorch--but when Scorch does not return to the dragon…
    BookNew York, NY : Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2020. — JF ELLIO-R
  • Violet and Jobie, sibling mice accustomed to living comfortably in a human home, find themselves uprooted and must quickly adapt to an unfamiliar world.
    BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — JF PERKI-L
  • Danny Dragonbreath and his friend Wendell get an up-close underwater tour of the Sargasso Sea from Danny's sea-serpent cousin, encountering giant squid and mako sharks--and learn about standing up to bullies in the process.
    BookNew York : Dial Books, [2009] — JF VERNO-U
  • When Mom and Little Sister go to town, Little Critter and his dad share a day of fun involving playing games, meeting new friends, and preparing a special surprise for their return home. Picture book.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014] — E M
  • Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
    BookNew York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2014] — JF PILKE-D