The Wild Walk of Fame Bookcase

November 04, 2024

Storybooks for animal fans

If you've ever listened to an episode of The Wild Walk of Fame Podcast then you'll know that I like to end each episode with some animal themed book recommendations.

I do this because I love reading myself and story time with my children is one of my favourite times of the day! Plus I think it is important to help young children develop a love for reading and story telling from a young age.

There's a ton of stats out there that will tell you why reading has a huge beneficiary impact on a child's development and success in life.

Oh and then there's the animals of course! What better way to capture imaginations than through stories? The podcast is all about sparking an interest and helping grow knowledge around lots of weird and wonderful species from around the world. Extending that with ways you can further grow a love for which ever animal is in the spotlight seems like a very natural and easy way to give you a tool you can weave into your day at home.

So, rather than the books recommendations sitting on the airwaves in the podcast I thought it would be helpful to add them to a place on the website where you can access a library of animal themed titles to look out for at the library, your local charity shop or your favourite independent bookseller. (oh ok and Amazon! But don't forget World Of Books where you can buy second hand online ok?)

If you want to have a listen to the podcast and of course subscribe, search The Wild Walk of Fame on any podcast platform or head over to this page on the website for more details.

The Wild Walk of Fame Bookcase


Episode 1	Sharks	• Gilbert The Great by • There's A Shark in the Park Usborne early readers
Episode 2	Koala	• The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright • Koala Lou by Mem Fox • That's Not My Koala - Usborne
Episode 3	Giraffe	• Giraffes Can't dance by
Episode 4	Meerkat	• Meerkat Mail • Come Explore With Me by Ruth Bradford
Episode 5	Okapi	• Okapi loves his zebra by Terry Tashel • The Lion Guard by Disney Junior
Episode 6	Sloth	• Slowly, slowly, slowly said the sloth by Eric Carle • The Sloth Who came to stay by Margaret Wilde • Sparky by Jenny Offill
Episode 7	Orangutan	• Amazing Animals of Southe East Asia by Ruth Bradford • The Plucky Orangutan by Katherine Veitch
Episode 8	Anemone fish (clown fish)	• The Curious clown fish by Adrian Kenoway
Episode 9	Whale Shark	• Octonauts and the whale shark • Milton the friendly whale shark by Sonia Neves
Episode 10	Tapir	• Tip toe tapir by
Episode 11	Sea turtles	• Commotion in the ocean • Go wild sea turtles by National Geographic • That's not my Turtle - Usborne
Episode 12	Lion	• The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright • There's a Lion In My Cornflakes by Michelle Robinson

Episode 13	Quiz time!
Episode 14	Elephant	• Elmer series of books by David McKee • You can't take an elephant on a bus by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Episode 15	Pangolin	• Pangolina by Jane Goodall • I am not a pengion by Liz Wong
Episode 16	Crocodile	• The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl • The Crocodile Under The Bed by Judith Kerr
Episode 17	Octopus	• Inky The Octopus • Obsessive About Octopuses
Episode 18	Wolves	• The Way Home For Wolf by Rachel Bright • The Wolf's Secret by Nicolas Digard
Episode 19	Panda	• Mr Panda series from Steve Antony • Marmalade The Orange Panda by David Walliams
Episode 20	Toucan	• Go Tell It To The Toucan by Colin West • Toucan Tou-can't by Peter Francis Browne
Episode 21	Christmas Special
Episode 22	Penguin	• The Penguin Who Wanted To Find Out by Jill Tomlinson • Lost And Found by Oliver Jeffers
Episode 23	Gorilla	• Gorilla and is by Anthony Browne • Mr Big by Ed Vere
Episode 24	Dolphin	• Daisy the Dolphin by Natalie Pritchard • The Summer Dolphin by Holly Webb
Episode 25	Snakes	• The Snake Who Came to Stay by Julia Donaldson • The Snake Who Said Shhhh by Jodie Parachini
Episode 26	Rhinoceros	• How The Rhinoceros Got HIs Skin by Rudyard Kipling • Rhinos Don’t Eat Pancakes by Anna Kemp
Episode 27	Badger	• The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame • The Only Way is Badger by Stella Jones
Episode 28	Quiz
Episode 29	Cheetah	• Faster than a cheetah by Nichols and Ross Collins • To Be A Cheetah by Joanne Hillhouse
Episode 30	Lemur	• What makes a lemur listen by Samual Langley-swain • Flying lemurs by Zehra hicks • Aye Aye gets lucky by Terri Tatchell
Episode 31	Kangaroo	• If I had a Kangaroo by Gabby Dawnay • Why the kangaroo jumps by Lloyd Rob Jones
Episode 32	Platypus	• Oi Duck Billed Platypus by Ken Grey and Jim Field • Paddles the Platypus by Eva-Marie Welsh
Episode 33	Blue Whale	• Hope The Whale by Laura Chamberlain • The Big Blue Whale by Nicola Davies
Episode 34	Warthog	• Warthog by Birdie Black and Rosalind Beardshaw • Mono the Third Warthog by Donna Jo Napoli
Episode 35	Komodo dragon	• Dear Komodo Dragon by Nancy Allen • Joan Proctor Dragon Doctor by Patricia Valdez and Felicita Sala
Episode 36	Albatross	• Little Albatross by Michael Morpurgo • Waverly Braves the Breeze by Samantha Cora
Episode 37	Hippopotamus	• The First Hippo To The Moon by David Williams and Tony Ross • Hippobottymus by Steve Smallman
Episode 38	Flamingo	• The Rainbow Flamingo by Catherine Emmett • The Fussy Flamingo by Shelly Vaughan James
Episode 39	Polar bear	• Poles Apart by Jeanne Willis • Snow Bear by Holly Webb
Episode 40	Leafy sea dragon	• The Way of the Weedy Sea Dragon by Anne Morgan and Lois Bury • The Little Sea Dragon's Wild Adventure by Helen Dunmore and Micheal Foreman