Animal Reads

"The perfect pick to really light a fire under my book club, and yours....A reminder that goodness, and books, can still win in this world." —New York Times Book Review "A beautiful, big-hearted treasure of a novel." —Lily King National Bestseller * From the award-winning author of The...

Wagonlife — the road’s long, the mule’s stubborn, and freedom is found one mile at a time. Daniil Cooper has spent his life in the steady rhythm of his family’s cooperage, hammer, seal, repeat. But when his dreams outgrow the workshop walls, he leaves Korrinvale with nothing but a mule, a rattling wagon, and a quiet hope that life holds more than barrels and bindings. On the road to Westmere, Daniil learns that freedom isn’t as simple as leaving home. Each village, market, and muddy mile teaches him something new, how to work with his mule instead of against him, how to mend what ...

He's a fox spirit who answers to no one. She's an innkeeper running on stubbornness and her mother's recipes. The building between them has plans for them both. Set two centuries before the Amazon bestselling The Inn at Thistledown Hollow, this is the story of how the Lavender Fox Inn found its first guardian — and how its guardian found home. Kip broke into the wrong garden. Now Rosemary's offering him a job, her shortbread is doing something suspicious to his heart, and the inn keeps unlatching doors he didn't ask to walk through. Ten weeks. That's the deal. Help with the spring season,...

“This tragicomic novel is heartfelt, touching, and delightfully quirky. You’ll fall in love with the offbeat cast of characters (both living and dead) and find yourself rooting for them right through the last page.”—Good Housekeeping (Book Club pick) A lost young woman returns to...

Three charming whodunits. One cozy vineyard. Endless secrets worth uncorking. Welcome to Los Robles, a sun-soaked wine country town where the grapes are ripe, the gossip is flowing, and murder is never off the menu. Recently widowed Avery Parker returns to her family’s vineyard hoping for peace—but instead, she finds herself pulled into a trio of small-town mysteries. With her golden retriever Sprinkles by her side and a tight-knit circle of wine-loving friends behind her, Avery uncovers secrets that don’t stay bottled for long. Murder at the Festival The Winter Wine Festival is in ...

"A love letter to motherhood, mending fences, and, of course, the bookstores that save us when it all feels like too much." --Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times bestselling author of Summer State of Mind Life is full of plot twists... Sandwiched between caring for her mother and rebuilding...

Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations come together in this perfect read aloud—a perfect gift for any special occasion! A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a...

Alistair McGowan reads Kipling's enchanting classic, The Jungle Book. Mowgli, a little man-cub, wanders into the lair of Father Wolf and Mother Wolf, who bring him up as one of their own. As he grow he makes friends, but he is always aware that Shere Khan, the tiger who killed his parents, is his enemy. The jungle is not an easy place to be a man-cub. He must learn its secrets from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python.

“The sapphic romance is brought to the forefront through Jessica Threet’s emotional depth and compelling lilt.”—Booklist In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a...

Does your child struggle to fall asleep easily? Then this story about a dinosaur who struggles to fall asleep might be just the thing they need to help them fall asleep themselves. It's a relaxing story about a dinosaur who wants to fall asleep but can't until he's had a bedtime story. He visits each of his dinosaur friends, asking them to read him a bedtime story - until finally, he finds one who will read him a story.

The first book in the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series from Deborah Diesen and illustrator Dan Hanna! Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a permanent pout. Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end? Is there something he can learn From an...

When Rainbow offers to housesit for a family friend, she nearly loses her precious pet Fellini and her own skin! With the frigid Maine winter nipping at Rainbow's nose, toes and everything in between, she jumps on the chance to score some free heat while acting as package-reciever for a family friend at their mansion up the coast. The catch: no pets allowed. But that's okay because Rainbow's pal Ricki finds a pet-sitter. Ricki also comes along for the ride, keen to suss out the richie-rich property market. The pair is all set for some pre-Christmas fun! When the pet-sitter doesn't work out,...

A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be in this rich, heartwarming story from the acclaimed author of Ellie and the Harpmaker. Eighty-five-year-old Veronica McCreedy is estranged from her...

Learning to read has never been so groovy! From New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean, these 17 favorite Pete the Cat audiobooks are sure to make reading fun. With 17 super-cool stories in one for reading on the go, this collection of 8 My First I Can Reads and 9 Level 1 I...

Popsicle Poisons Terrible Tourist It's summer in Pelican Cove and the Boardwalk Cafe is doing brisk business. Jenny is hired to cater a party for a group of tourists. Things go downhill when one of them, a middle aged woman who looked down on everyone drops dead. Jenny's sangria popsicles are found at the scene of the crime, laced with poison. Did Jenny know the woman in her prior life and have a motive to kill her? Or did someone from the woman's group settle a score? Jenny embarks on a roller coaster ride of lies and deceit as she talks to everyone related to the dead woman. Was it the ex...

“I only knew that freedom feels heavier when you are unprepared for it.” What if the wisest voice in the story is the one that never claims to know? In the tradition of Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist and Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha, The Donkey on the Road is a contemplative philosophical parable that will change how you see life's journey. Told through the eyes of a pack donkey who walks the ancient Roman Appian Way, this short novelette reveals profound truths about meaning, purpose, and endurance—not through preaching, but through quiet observation. As he carries burdens for soldiers ...

A NOVEL LOVE STORY meets LOVE IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS in this rom-com following Roxie Mitchell, an adventure-loving romance reader who finds herself trapped in a meet-cute turned murderous When Roxie makes a tongue-in-cheek wish to live out the plot of her favorite author’s next novel...

Calvin and his trusty beagle, Pudge, aren’t just best friends — they’re the neighborhood’s most determined detectives. So when strange footprints begin appearing — and vanishing — in backyards, gardens, and sandboxes, the duo springs into action. Armed with a notebook, a magnifying glass, and Pudge’s super-powered nose, they set off on a case that will take them across fences, through sprinklers, and even onto rooftops. But this isn’t just any mystery. The prints vanish before their very eyes, neighbors whisper about prowlers, and Calvin’s traps never quite work the way he...

Are you ready to explore the darkest depths of the ocean, the blazing heat of the desert, and the frozen peaks of the tallest mountains—all without leaving your home? 100 Wild Facts About Extreme Animals and Places takes you on a breathtaking journey to the most jaw-dropping corners of our planet. This isn’t just a book of facts—it’s an adventure designed for curious kids, daring teens, and anyone who loves to discover the extraordinary. Did you know that some deep-sea creatures create their own light in total darkness? Or that there’s an animal so tough it can survive the vacuum ...

"A skillful narration of this story, especially its humor, makes this a fun and enjoyable performance" —AudioFile on Can't Spell Treason Without Tea Bookshops & Bonedust meets Our Flag Means Death in this cozy fantasy on the low seas, where lesbian pirates find out if enemies actually can...