Dick King-Smith
2) Funny Frank
Author
Language
English
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Description
Gertie the hen is appalled when her son Frank wants to swim with the ducks, but Jemima and her mother, the farmer's wife, make him a special outfit so that his dream can come true.
3) Titus rules!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Queen Elizabeth's youngest corgi prevents a series of disasters at Windsor Castle and earns the title "king among dogs."
7) The catlady
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Muriel Ponsonby, the Catlady, lives with dozens of cats, many of whom she believes are reincarnated friends, relatives, and even royalty.
8) Clever duck
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When the pigs start picking on all the other farm animals, Damaris, who is a very clever duck, and her best friend, Rory the sheepdog, find a way to exact revenge, only to find their plot backfiring.
10) The water horse
Author
Language
English
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Description
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him.
12) Lady Lollipop
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess.
14) Dinosaur trouble
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Young dinosaurs Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become friends, despite their parents' prejudices.
15) Pigs might fly
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
A runt piglet born with deformed front feet is coached in swimming by a duck and an otter and, when the pig farm is flooded, becomes a hero.
16) Harry's mad
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves tobe a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.
19) Clever lollipop
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Lady Lollipop, the clever pet pig of Princess Penelope and her friend Johnny, joins them in their lessons with a magician, cares for the queen's garden, helps restore the king's appetite, and has a surprise present for Penelope's birthday.
20) Mr. Potter's pet
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Potter's boring life changes considerably after buying an unusual mynah bird.