talking animals

i love when animals get the chance to yap and/or narrate their own stories :)

recommendations welcome!

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created by moski

last updated April, 2026

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Blood Bound (Cursed Covenant, #1)

Ellis Hunter

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)

C.S. Lewis

Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)

Erin Hunter

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter

It's Hard to Be an Animal: A Novel

Robert Isaacs

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)

Robert C. O'Brien

Dragons, Heists and Other Retirement Plans: A heart-warming cozy fantasy (Hornsboggle & Dodge Book 1)

Meg Pennerson

Minor Mage

T. Kingfisher

By the Orchid and the Owl (The Esholian Institute, #1)

Mariah Montoya

The Second-Smartest Dog That Ever Lived

Will Pass

Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

John Crowley

Redwall (Redwall, #1)

Brian Jacques

Cress Watercress

Gregory Maguire

Glory

NoViolet Bulawayo

The Cat Who Saved Books

Sōsuke Natsukawa

Sandeagozu

Janann V. Jenner

What We Fed to the Manticore

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

Open Throat

Henry Hoke

Shady Hollow (Shady Hollow, #1)

Juneau Black

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

Chicago

Brian Doyle

The Bees

Laline Paull

Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

Richard Adams

Mink River

Brian Doyle

The Constant Rabbit

Jasper Fforde

Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2)

André Alexis

Hollow Kingdom (Hollow Kingdom, #1)

Kira Jane Buxton

Mason & Dixon

Thomas Pynchon

The Plover

Brian Doyle

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami

Comments

amanda_the_tangerine

You have my attention, my curiosity, and if this was patreon, maybe even my money. Your lists are always so interesting!

moskiOP

TJANK U AMANDA! i do love making a list!!!!

amanda_the_tangerine

Thank YOU, but don't yank me 😰

Avalon

Moski I am submitting The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa for consideration! The Orange Tabby is a distinguished yapper

moskiOP

oh yes a perfect suggestion!!! tysm ☺️

nezuu

yesyesyesyes seconding 🤩🤩🤩

erintripsey

I’ll take any chance I can to suggest Shady Hollow by Juneau Black, it’s a murder mystery series with animals, think Bojack Horseman animals but sans any humans

moskiOP

OH THAT SOUNDS AWESOME just added the first one!!!

erintripsey

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the mc is a fox who is a journalist and her best friend is a raven who owns a book store

edit: just saw you added Open Throat too and that one is sooo good!! this whole list is so good moski!!!

leylines

i LOVE shady hollow im so pleased it is getting the attention it deserves

erintripsey

It’s what got me into murder mystery if I’m being honest!! Nothing else was sticking with me but for some reason throw in some animals and bam it stuck!

moskiOP

THAT SOUNDS SO CUTE AND FUN im already obsessed!!!!! thank u for the rec! and thank u thank u i had sm fun making it!!

farron

Sandeagozu by Janann V. Jenner would be perfect for this list! It's about a group of exotic pets, led by a telepathic python, who escape their pet store and travel across the country to seek refuge in the distant and mysterious "Sandeagozu" ... aka the San Diego Zoo. It made a huge impression on me as a kid.

moskiOP

oh you’re kidding that sounds amazing!! just added!

hardtopleasereads

In "Dragons, Heists and Other Retirement Plans" we have talking dragon-cats

moskiOP

perf!! tysm!

abi_allxn

this sounds EXCELLENT

abi_allxn

ooh also what about Pemberley: Mr Darcy's Dragon and the rest of the series? the dragons be yapping away in that

Valouz

Maybe Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John crowley could work ? It's a crow's story related word for word by a human narrator if I remember correctly, I think it fits ?

moskiOP

okay just looked it up and that sounds so so cool and i added it! tysm for the suggestion and rec :)

Valouz

My pleasure ! I'm glad I can contribute ^^

moskiOP

that sounds so so neat omg!!! let me look into it but it sounds like a good fit :))

IshaanS

What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri is a collection of (devastating) short stories all from the perspectives of animals!

moskiOP

just added!!!! thank you so much!!!!!

leylines

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glory by noviolet bulawayo has talking animals! has been on my tbr forever and hopefully going to read it this year

also redwall by brian jacques is a talking critters classic

leylines

OH and cress watercress by gregory maguire!!

moskiOP

added both!!!! tysm💛☺️

leylines

of COURSE i love talking animals i am thrilled about this list!!!

moskiOP

yayyyy talking animals fan club 🙂‍↕️

endless_tbr_list

If you're taking suggestions, The Second-Smartest Dog That Ever Lived by Will Pass

moskiOP

absolutely!!! ill add that rn :) thank u sm!

riskyreads

The series, By the Orchid and the Owl (book 1) I think would be a great suggestion. Book 2 is also out, titled By the Moonbeam and the Mist. It will be a 5 book series!

moskiOP

added! tysm!

riskyreads

I read another actually since I commented this. It’s Hard to Be and Animal by Robert Isaacs, it was so good!

moskiOP

tysm will add that one rn!

riskyreads

Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter

It’s a new release I’m reading the ARC now it has talking magical animals 😅

moskiOP

gotcha will add!!

riskyreads

This would be a great quest some day!

LanieBun

I just finished Minor Mage. With an ARMADILLO familiar!!

moskiOP

an ARMADILLO omg will add

Marz0Matic

Wanted to suggest Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 🐀 by Robert C. O'Brien!

moskiOP

tysm!!

mariangello

LOOOOVEEEE

moskiOP

TYSM FRIEND

abi_allxn

Could perhaps add Grief is the Thing with Feathers?

moskiOP

for sure!!! tysm!!!

mariangello

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Do talking animals in a fantasy realm count? Like narnia, redwall, warriors or the golden compass? I love all of those characters with my whole heart. I guess not all of them are the narrator but maybe redwall or warriors?

moskiOP

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oooo excellent question, i think so!!! i’ll look into the ones i haven’t read but definitely will add narnia and warriors !

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