TheGold Shelf

Animals books for teens

14 award-winning books for teens. Dogs, bears, mice, whales and every creature in between.

Babies and toddlers0–2Ages 3 to 53–5Ages 6 to 86–8Ages 9 to 129–12TeensTeen
Animals14Adventure102Fantasy and magic85Funny books11Family61Friendship37History and real people173Folktales and fairy tales19Poetry and rhyme26Feelings and big moments111

14 books

Cover of Tales from the Inner CityWinner2020Tales from the Inner CityShaun Tan2020 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Beast PlayerHonor2020The Beast PlayerNahoko Uehashi2020 Batchelder Award Honor BookCover of The Murderer's ApeWinner2018The Murderer's ApeJakob Wegelius2018 Batchelder Award winnerCover of The Baboon KingWinner2000The Baboon KingAnton Quintana2000 Batchelder Award winnerCover of DogsongHonor1986DogsongGary Paulsen1986 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of A Ring of Endless LightHonor1981A Ring of Endless LightMadeleine L'Engle1981 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Julie of the WolvesWinner1973Julie of the WolvesJean Craighead George1973 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Watership DownWinner1972Watership DownRichard Adams1972 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of It's Like This, CatWinner1964It's Like This, CatEmily Cheney Neville1964 Newbery Medal winnerForestSonya HartnettWinner2002ForestSonya Hartnett2002 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of The Child's ElephantShortlist2014The Child's ElephantRachel Campbell-Johnston2014 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of The Dancing BearCommended1972The Dancing BearPeter Dickinson1972 Carnegie Medal for Writing commendedRookAnthony McGowanShortlist2018RookAnthony McGowan2018 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedWhale SingerWelwyn Wilton KatzFinalist1990Whale SingerWelwyn Wilton Katz1990 Governor General's Award (text) finalist