animal books for grownups

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created by jenniferstark

last updated December, 2025

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The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

Sun-mi Hwang

A Grandmother Begins the Story

A Grandmother Begins the Story

Michelle Porter

Mink River

Mink River

Brian Doyle

Wolfish

Wolfish

Erica Berry

The Boy and the Dog

The Boy and the Dog

Seishū Hase

Open Throat

Open Throat

Henry Hoke

What We Fed to the Manticore

What We Fed to the Manticore

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

The Eyes and the Impossible

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

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lesbianmenace

omg!!!! each book just got better and better as i went down the list! thank you for putting these together!! ✨

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jenniferstarkOP

🥹❤️

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scruffyket

Love this! Are you taking reccs?

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jenniferstarkOP

Yes please! 💖

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scruffyket

I was gonna suggest My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell!

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jenniferstarkOP

Though I love that book, I’m keeping this list to stories about sentient/talking animals ❤️

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scruffyket

Ah I see! I was wondering what types of animals you going for and thought I’d just share 😂

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