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BPL ASRC: Animal POV

Looking for books to complete the "Animal POV" challenge as part of the BPL Adult Summer Reading Club? Here are some titles that fit the bill: Books narrated (completely or in part) by a non-human animal.

Belleville Public Library

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  • A dystopian story told from the perspective of Flora 717, a lowly sanitation bee.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2014. — Fic Pau
  • Three Bags Full

    a Sheep Detective Story

    Swann, Leonie
    A flock of sheep are determined to solve the mystery of their beloved Shepard's murder.
    Book, 2006Toronto : Doubleday Canada : Anchor Canada , 2006. — F MYS Swa
  • Translated from Japanese, a wise cat named Nana narrates a road trip with his beloved owner.
    Book, 2018[Toronto] : Viking, 2018. — FIC ARI
  • This story is told in part by Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living in an aquarium.
    Book, FIC VAN
  • Enzo, a philosophical dog, tells the story of his race car driving master. The book is better than the movie.
    Book, 2010Toronto, Ontario : Harper Perennial, 2010. — FICStei
  • This heartwarming story is narrated by Paras, a curious racehorse who escapes her stall and wanders to Paris, meeting friends along the way.
    Book, 2020New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. — FICSmil
  • Narrated by Cher Ami, a WWII messenger pigeon and Charles Whittlesey, a US army officer.
    Book, 2020New York : Penguin Books, [2020] — FICRoon
  • Follow the perspectives of 15 dogs in Toronto after they are granted the power of human consciousness by Greek gods Hermes and Apollo.
    Book, FIC ALE
  • Klinkenberg gives voice to a real tortoise who lived with the eighteenth-century English curate and naturalist Gilbert White. Wise, moving and delightful!
    eAudiobook, 2006Tantor Media, Inc., 2006
  • A sci-fi novel staring Mort(e), a former housecat turned cat assassin/war hero.
    eAudiobook, 2015Blackstone Publishing, 2015
  • Set in Germany, three generations of polar bears - a grandmother, mother and son - each share their story. The books travels from the Soviet Union, to Canada, to Germany. Translated from German.
    eAudiobook, 2017Tantor Media, Inc., 2017
  • Told from the perspective of African elephants.
    eBook, 2011HarperCollins Canada, 2011
  • Several chapters in this book are narrated by a tortoise named Winnifred.
    eBook, 2010Knopf Canada, 2010
  • A pug named Doug plays matchmaker for his owner.
    eBook, 2021MIRA Books, 2021
  • Set in New York City shortly after 9/11, several chapters in this book are told from the perspective of an elderly couple's 12-year-old dashshund, Dorothy.
    Book, 2009New York : Pantheon Books, 2009. — Fic Cim
  • Bruce Cameron is well known for his books about dogs and A Dog's Purpose is one of his most popular. Again, the book is better than the movie!
    eAudiobook, 2010Tantor Media, Inc., 2010
  • Dog on It

    a Chet and Bernie Mystery

    Quinn, Spencer
    The first in the Chet and Bernie Mystery series. These mysteries are narrated by a dog named Chet, who is intensely loyal to his private detective owner Bernie.
    Book, 2009New York : Atria Paperback, c2009. — F MYS Qui
  • Set in 1969 Australia, a Galah (a pink and grey cockatoo) named Lucky narrates the lives of the people who surround her.
    eAudiobook, 2018W. F. Howes Ltd, 2018