2018 What an Animal Reading Challenge

Once again, I am doing this one.

Welcome to the 2018 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, 2018 and end on December 31, 2018.

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, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

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. Bear Make Den--Jane Godwin and Michael Wagner
2. They All Saw a Cat--Brendan Wenzel
3. Stay Close to Mama--Toni Buzzeo
4. One Cool Friend--Toni Buzzeo
5. Big Cat, Little Cat--Elisha Cooper
6. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH--Robert C. O'Brien
7. The Red Pony--John Steinbeck
8. Leo the Late Bloomer--Robert Kraus
9. Henny Penny--Paul Galdone
10. Millions of Cats--Wanda Gag
11. Hotel For Dogs--Lois Duncan
12. The Underneath--Kathi Appelt
13. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers--Lilian Jackson Braun
14. File M for Murder--Miranda James
15. Our Library--Eve Bunting
16. Island of the Blue Dolphins--Scott O'Dell
17. Nightshade--Andrea Cremer
18. Cat of the Century--Rita Mae Brown
19. Sleight of Paw--Sofie Kelly
20. Piper Morgan Joins the Circus--Stephanie Faris
21. The Cat Who Went to Heaven--Elizabeth Chatsworth
22. A Cat is Better--Linda Joy Singleton
23. Where's Prancer?--Syd Hoff
24. Pearl's New Skates--Holly Keller
25. The Christmas Wreath--James Hoffman
26. Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos--Monica Brown
27. Santa Clawed--Rita Mae Brown
28. Dewey--Vicki Myron

Challenge completed on December 18