Zookeeper Chapter Book Challenge Reading Suggestions
Summer Reading Challenge 2020

Aquatic Animals      Avian    Fantastical Creatures    Farm    Pets       Reptiles & More       Wild Animals

Aquatic Animals

1. Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne
2. The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse
3. A Possibility of Whales by Karen Rivers
4. Willa and the Whale by Chad Morris
5. Narwhals and other Whales (Magic Tree House Fact Finder) by Mary Pope Osborne
6. Animal Planet: Dolphin Rescue by Catherine Nichols
7. A Dolphin Wish by Natalie Grant
8. How to Speak Dolphin by Ginny Rorby
9. Daisy Dawson at the Beach by Steve Voake
10. The Dolphins of Shark Bay by Pamela Turner
11. National Geographic Everything Dolphins by Elizabeth Carney
12. I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis
13. Shark School Series by Davy Ocean
14. Andrew Lost: Under Water by J.C. Greenburg
15. SpongeBob series
16. The Shark Whisperer by Ellen Prager
17. Whaling Season: a year in the life of an arctic whale scientist
18. Bindi Wildlife Adventures: A Whale of a Time by Bindi Irwin
19. Bindi Wildlife Adventures: Surfing with Turtles by Bindi Irwin
20. The Boxcar Children: The Sea Turtle Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
21. Out of My Shell by Jenny Goebel
22. The Whale Who Won Hearts by Brian Skerry
23. Who Would Win? Ultimate Ocean Rumble by Jerry Pallotta

Avian

1. Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
2. Owl Diaries series by Rebecca Elliott
3. Wellie Wishers: Emerson and Princess Peep by Valerie Tripp
4. The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
5. The Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin
6. Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan by Frances O’Roark Dowell
7. Zack and the Turkey Attacks! by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
8. Nate the Great Talks Turkey by Marjorie Sharmat
9. Funny Frank by Dick King-Smith
10. Mr. Potter’s Pet by Dick King-Smith
11. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
12. Top Secret Smackdown by Mac Barnett
13. On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
14. Emerson and Princess Peep by Valerie Tripp
15. Kung Pow Chicken series by Cyndi Marko
16. The Canary Caper by Ron Roy
17. Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne
18. The Falcon’s Feathers by Ron Roy
19. Fabio the World’s Greatest Flamingo Detective series by Laura James
20. The Eagle by Cynthia Rylant
21. Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Screech Owl by Gertrude Chandler Warner
22. Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay
23. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones
24. The Desperate Adventures of Zeno & Alya by Jane Kelley

Fantastical Creatures

1. The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
2. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
3. Dragon’s Milk by Susan Fletcher
4. Sign of the Dove by Susan Fletcher
5. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
6. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
7. Unicorn Diaries series by Rebecca Elliott
8. Tales of Sasha series by Alexa Pearl (Pegasus)
9. The Unicorn Rescue Society series by Adam Gidwitz
10. Ice Wolves by Amie Kaufman
11. Ivy by Katherine Covill
12. Endling series by Katherine Applegate
13. My Valley by Claude Ponti
14. The Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding
15. Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf by David Almond
16. Beasts of Olympus series by Lucy Coats
17. The Cryptid Catcher by Lija Fisher
18. Pokemon series
19. Nessie Quest by Melissa Savage
20. Big Foot and Little Foot by Ellen Potter
21. Little Bigfoot, Big City by Jennifer Weiner
22. The Littlest Bigfoot by Jennifer Weiner
23. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
24. Mr. Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon by Sally Gardner
25. Fairy Tale Reform School series by Jen Calonita
26. Fairy Mom and Me series by Sophie Kinsella
27. More Than a Princess by E.D. Baker
28. Oakwing: A Fairy’s Tale by E.J. Clarke
29. Wings of Fire series by Tui Sutherland
30. Unwanted Quests series by Lisa McMann
31. Finding Tinker Bell series by Kiki Thorpe
32. Casper Tock and the Everdark Wings by Abi Elphinstone
33. The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
34. The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh
35. Revenge of Magic series by James Riley
36. Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
37. The Dragon Warrior by Katie Zhao
38. Erth Dragons series by Chris D’Lacey
39. The Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney
40. The Whistle, the Grave, and the Ghost by John Bellairs
41. Scary School by Derek Taylor Kent
42. Gatekeepers series by Anthony Horowitz
43. The Boggart by Susan Cooper
44. Darkside by Tom Becker
45. My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
46. Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures by Jackson Pearce

Farm

1. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
2. Babe: the gallant pig by Dick King-Smith
3. The Big, Fat Cow That Goes Kapow by Andy Griffiths
4. Freddy the Pig series by Walter Brooks
5. Daisy Dawson on the Farm by Steve Voake
6. Daisy Dawson and the Big Freeze by Steve Voake
7. Shaun the Sheep series by Martin Howard
8. Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo
9. Moo by Sharon Creech
10. Tides of War: Blood in the Water by Alexander London
11. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
12. Animal Planet: Farm Friends Escape! by Gail Herman
13. Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
14. Horse Diaries series by Whitney Sanderson
15. Chancey of the Maury River by Gigi Amateau
16. Ponies of Chincoteague series by Cathy Hapka
17. The Marvelous, Amazing, Pig-tastic Gracie Laroo by Marsha Qualey
18. Super Turbo VS. Wonder Pig by Lee Kirby
19. Pig & Goose and the First Day of Spring by Rebecca Bond
20. The Pirate Pig by Cornelia Funke
21. Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble by Megan McDonald
22. Critter Club series by Callie Barkley
23. The Case of the Poisoned Pig by Lewis Montgomery
24. The Pig Who Saved the World by Paul Shipton
25. The Pig Scrolls by Paul Shipton
26. The Goat by Anne Fleming

Pets

1. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
2. Daisy Dawson is on Her Way by Steve Voake
3. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
4. Jenius: the amazing guinea pig by Dick King-Smith
5. The Nine Lives of Aristotle by Dick King-Smith
6. Wanted! A Guinea Pig Called Henry by Wendy Orr
7. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald
8. Peewee’s Tale by Johanna Hurwitz
9. The Last Dogs: The Vanishing by Christopher Holt
10. Lily to the Rescue series by Bruce Cameron
11. Animal Planet: Puppy Rescue Riddle by Catherine Nichols
12. Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet by Megan Frazer Blakemore
13. The Pepper Party Picks the Perfect Pet by Jay Cooper
14. Hello, Universe! by Erin Entrada Kelley
15. Billy Sure, Kid Entrepreneur and the Cat-Dog Translator by Luke Sharpe
16. Doggie Daycare by Carol Kim
17. A Guard Dog Named Honey by Denise Orenstein
18. I Am Jax, Protector of the Ranch by Catherine Stier
19. Dog Diaries series by Kate Klimo
20. Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale series by Bruce Cameron
21. The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer
22. One-Third Nerd by Gennifer Choldenko
23. The Puppy Place series by Ellen Miles
24. Katt Vs. Dogg by James Patterson
25. Dog Driven by Terry Lynn Johnson
26. Curious Cat Spy Club by Linda Joy Singleton
27. Good Dog by Dan Gemeinhart
28. Adventures at Hound Hotel series by Shelley Sateren
29. The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems
30. Jasper & Scruff by Nicola Colton
31. Mega Bat and Fancy Cat by Anna Humphrey
32. Thomasina: the Cat Who Thought She Was God by Paul Gallico
33. Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel
34. Warrior series by Erin Hunter
35. Survivors series by Erin Hunter

Reptiles, Marsupials, Insects

1. Bindi Wildlife Adventures: Camouflage by Bindi Irwin
2. InvestiGATORS by John Green
3. A Scaly Tale by Kay Wilkins
4. Who Would Win? Ultimate Bug Rumble by Jerry Pallotta
5. The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
6. Ultimate Reptile-opedia by Christina Wildson
7. The King of Sting by Coyote Peterson
8. Magic Tree House: A Crazy Day with Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne
9. Katie Kazoo Switcharoo: Free the Worms! by Nancy E. Krulik
10. Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Spiders by Katie Tsang
11. Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox by Michael Buckley
12. Bugging Out by John Kloepfer
13. Super Fly series by Todd Doodler
14. The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library by Linda Bailey
15. Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: Buggy Breakout by Carolyn Keene
16. A Beginning, a muddle and an End by Avi
17. The Web of Fire by Steve Voake
18. Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea by Lynn Reid Banks
19. The Bundle at Blackthorpe Heath by Mark Copeland
20. Andrew Lost: In the Garden by J.C. Greenburg
21. Andrew Lost: In the Kitchen by J.C. Greenburg
22. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
23. Bug-opedia by Darlyne Murawski
24. The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
25. Dino Files series by Stacy McAnulty
26. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
27. Return to the Willows by Jacqueline Kelly
28. The Tortoise’s Gift by Lari Don

Wild Animals

1. Rascal by Sterling North
2. Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George
3. Podkin One-Ear by Keiran Larwood
4. Coyote Peterson’s Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World by Coyote Peterson
5. The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson
6. Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pond by Steve Voake
7. Three Terrible Trins by Dick King-Smith
8. Mouse Family Robinson by Dick King-Smith
9. A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith
10. The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
11. Bindi Wildlife Adventures: Roar! by Bindi Irwin
12. Bindi Wildlife Adventures: Rescue! by Bindi Irwin
13. Lucky Leopards! by Aline Alexander Newman
14. Poppy by Avi
15. Animal Planet: Zoo Camp Puzzle by Gail Herman
16. The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
17. Megabat series by Anna Humphrey
18. Seekers series Erin Hunter
19. Bravelands series by Erin Hunter
20. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
21. The Sea Lion by Cynthia Rylant
22. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
23. Return to the Willows by Jacqueline Kelly
24. Iris and the Tiger by Leanne Hall
25. Letters to Anyone and Everyone: stories by Toon Tellegen
26. The Story of Freginald by Walter Brooks
27. Little Racoon by Lillian Moore
28. Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant
29. The Adventures of Peter Cottontail by Thornton Burgess
30. King Mouse by Cary Fagan
31. Redwall series by Brian Jacques