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If you're searching for your next great read, you don't have to look very far. The booksellers at Books on the Bosque curated this list of their top 10 pet-inspired books including everything from children’s books to memoir.
All Creatures Great and Small
(Memoir)
James Herriot
Embark on a captivating journey into the enchanting realm of James Herriot, the
world’s most cherished veterinarian, and his extraordinary collection of beloved,
amusing, and poignant animal patients.
Something Like Home
(Middle Grade Fiction)
Andrea Beatriz Arango
A young girl separated from her parents finds connection and purpose in training
her rescue puppy to become a therapy dog.
Bedtime in the Southwest
(Children’s Board Book)
Written by Mona Hodgson | Illustrated by Renee Graef
A sweet rhyming board book exploring what desert animals should not be doing
at bedtime.
Hemlock & Silver
(Fantasy)
T. Kingfisher
Hugo Award-winner and local author Kingfisher’s dark “Snow White”
reimagining. Healer Anja, aided by a stoic guard and a narcissistic cat, must
uncover the secrets of a magic mirror to save the dying princess Snow.
H Is for Hawk
(Naturalistic Memoir)
Helen Macdonald
The true story of a falconer attempting to train a very sassy goshawk as she
works her way through grief and loss.
Never The Roses
(Romantasy)
Jennifer K. Lambert
A dread sorceress, Oneira, retires to a remote forest and becomes an unwitting
caretaker to a wolf, a kestrel, and a black cat. She decides to embark on one
last reckless adventure to steal a book from the most extensive library in
existence. Unfortunately, her choice of target is her arch-rival.
Remarkably Bright Creatures
(Literary Fiction)
Shelby Van Pelt
A mysterious disappearance, an unlikely friendship, and an octopus who’s a lot
smarter than you’d expect for someone so squishy and small.
Cujo
(Horror)
Stephen King
There are no bad dogs, but there are sometimes ones who are mysteriously
overcome by the need to murder.
The Tea Dragon Society
(Children’s Graphic Novel)
K. O’Neill
What if life was sweet and gentle, and you also had a little pet dragon?
Say You’ll Remember Me
(Romance)
Abby Jimenez
Picture this: a dashing vet, a tiny kitten, the ideal first date. But alas, one of them
has to move across the country. Can their love withstand the long distance?
