Story-Time with Irina: SAUCY by Cynthia Kadohata and SKUNK AND BADGER by Amy Timberlake
We LOVED Saucy by Cynthia Kadohata! Saucy is a middle-grade novel (ages 8 on up) about a pig named Saucy - who is very saucy indeed! - and her family.
Duke and Rex and Interspecies Friendship
Duke and Rex, a special needs calf and chicken, become friends at a farm sanctuary. A true story!
Story Time with Irina: A WHALE OF THE WILD, by Rosanne Parry
We just finished this fun, adventurous, and very enlightening kids' book (ages 8-12) called A Whale of the Wild, written by Rosanne Parry and illustrated by Lindsay Moore. It's about two orcas (we've heard some call them "killer whales" but they don't seem that scary to us) - a sister, Vega, and her little brother, Deneb.