2017 What An Animal Reading Challenge

I'll be participating in this one again, and will try to reach at least Level 3. Sign ups are here.

Welcome to the 2017 What an Animal Reading Challenge. I began hosting this challenge in 2010, when I took it over from Kristi at Passion for the Page. I love reading books that feature animals and am going to host this one again. I hope you will join me. 

The challenge will begin on January 1, 2017 and end on December 31, 2017.

The rules are really simple.  I am changing it up a little bit, though...read on...

1.  Any book read for this challenge has to have an animal that plays a major role in the book (which could be fiction or non-fiction.)
  It also counts if a main character is (or turns into) an animal (define that however you'd like).  In the past, books would qualify if an animal is in the title or on the cover, but that alone no longer qualifies.  This challenge is for books related to animals and just because they are in the title or on the cover, doesn't mean it's about an animal. 

These are the levels.

Level 1 - Read 6 books

Level 2 - Read 7-12

Level 3 - Read 13-20 

Level 4 - Read 21 or more

2. The animal can be any type of animal (real or fictitious)--dog, cat, monkey, wolf, snake, insect, hedgehog, aardvark...dragon, mermaid, centaur, vampire, werewolf...you get the idea...


3. Challenge runs from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

4. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

5. You may make a list of books at the beginning of the challenge or you can just list them as you find them.


6. Book titles may be swapped out at anytime (assuming you made a list to begin with).


7. Crossovers with other challenges are permitted and encouraged.


8. You don't have to have a blog or write a review, but you can if you want to.
 If you don't have a blog, just post in the comment section that you'd like to join. You can post your books in there. Or you can sign up by joining my group on Goodreads for this challenge by clicking here.

9. Books can be in any format of your choice (print, audio, ebooks)

10.  To sign up, use the Mister Linky below. There will be links for reviews and wrap posts later.

That's it!  Enjoy and have fun!

Here is what I am reading:

1. Black Beauty--Anna Sewell
2. Owl Moon--Jane Yolen
3. The Field of the Dogs--Katherine Paterson
4. The Green Dog--Suzanne Fisher Staples
5. Olivia--Ian Falconer
6. Puss In Cowboy Boots--Jan Huling
7. Beast--Donna Jo Napoli
8. The Jolly Barnyard--Annie North Bedford
9. Bad Dog (A Love Story)--Martin Kihn
10. Not Your Typical Dragon--Dan El-Bar
11. What Pet Should I Get?--Dr. Seuss
12. The Goose Girl--Shannon Hale
13. Crenshaw--Katherine Applegate
14. Bob and Flo Play Hide-and-Seek--Rebecca Ashdown
15. Make Way For Ducklings--Robert McCluskey
16. Easter Bunny Murder--Leslie Meier
17. The Cat Who Had 14 Tales--Lilian Jackson Braun
18. Chasing Stanley--Deirdre Martin
19. Night of the Ninth Dragon--Mary Pope Osborne
20. The Art of Racing in the Rain--Garth Stein
21. Angelina Ballerina--Katherine Holabird
22. Angelina's Cinderella--Katherine Holabird
23. How to Paint a Cat--Rebecca M. Hale
24. Lilly's Big Day and Other Stories--Kevin Henkes
25. Dragon of the Red Dawn--Mary Pope Osborne
26. Monday With a Mad Genius--Mary Pope Osborne
27. Dark Day in the Deep Sea--Mary Pope Osborne
28. The Big Kitty--Claire Donally
29. The Chickens and the City Council of San Juan Bautista--Paul J. Shanley
30. My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish--Mo O'Hara
31. My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: The SeaQuel--Mo O'Hara
32. My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Fins of Fury--Mo O'Hara
33. My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Any Fin is Possible--Mo O'Hara
34. How to Catch a Cat--Rebecca M. Hale
35. The Penguin Who Knew Too Much--Donna Andrews

Challenge completed on December 22