Human-animal communication book series in reading order

by Isobelle Carmody

Zoo animals and animal rescue fill Amelia Cobb's 25 books for readers in grades 1 to 3. Zoe Parker is the recurring character, and human-animal communication is a listed subject. The Lonely Lion Cub, The Playful Panda and The Puzzled Penguin launched the list in 2013, followed by The Eager Elephant and The Lucky Snow Leopard in 2014. Amelia Cobb's newest title is The Worried Wombat (2024).

Andre Norton (born Alice Mary Norton, February 17, 1912 to March 17, 2005) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who also produced historical and contemporary fiction, and used the names Andrew North and Allen Weston as well. Norton was the first woman named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and SFWA Grand Master, and the first inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. The catalogue carries 209 books from The Prince Commands (1934) onward. Witch World, Solar Queen, Time Traders, Beast Master and Forerunner are series.

Isobelle Carmody

37 books• 8 series

Isobelle Carmody, born in 1958, is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature and young adult fiction, and a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction. The Obernewtyn Chronicles are the recorded character grouping, opening with Obernewtyn (1987), the earliest of the 37 books catalogued under the Carmody name; Comes the Night (2024) is the most recent. Little Fur, Kingdom of the Lost, Legendsong and Tales from the Tower also appear, with magic, elves, human-animal communication and extrasensory perception among the subjects.

Tamora Pierce

34 books• 12 series

Tamora Pierce writes fantasy for younger readers, much of it set in Tortall. Song of the Lioness opens the catalogue with Alanna: The First Adventure (1983), and The Immortals, Protector of the Small, Beka Cooper, Daughter of the Lioness and the Numair Chronicles extend the same world, with knighthood, magic and gender roles among the subjects. Circle of Magic, The Circle Opens and Circle Reforged form a separate sequence. Pierce's 34 catalogued books reach 2025.

Sylvia Browne wrote about psychic phenomena and the afterlife. The American author, who described herself as a medium, published 55 catalogued books between 1990 and 2012, from Adventures of a Psychic (1990) to Past Lives of the Rich and Famous (2012). Spiritualism, parapsychology, the New Age movement and life after death are the recurring subjects, and the Journey of the Soul sequence collects part of the work. Browne appeared regularly on television and radio, including The Montel Williams Show and Larry King Live. Statements she made about missing persons were later shown to be false, and in 1992 she pleaded no contest to securities fraud. Browne was born in 1936 and died in 2013.

Jean Craighead George

100 books• 11 series

Julie of the Wolves won Jean Craighead George the Newbery Medal, and My Side of the Mountain (1959) earned a Newbery Honor. George, born July 2, 1919, and died May 15, 2012, was an American writer of more than one hundred books for children and young adults, with the environment and the natural world as recurring themes. George also wrote at least two guides to cooking with wild foods and an autobiography, Journey Inward, and was the U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1964. The catalogue lists 100 books from Vulpes, the Red Fox (1948) to Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World (2015). Series include 13 Moons, Ecological Mysteries, American Woodland Tales and One Day in the..., and subjects name wolves, owls, falcons and ecology.

Nancy Krulik writes for children, and the catalogue lists Grades 1-3 as the reading level. Series credited to Krulik include Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, How I Survived Middle School, Magic Bone, Princess Pulverizer and Project Droid, and George Brown, Class Clown appears among the characters. Subjects range across magic, schools, friendship, dogs, robots and humorous stories. The most recent listed book is Fangs for Having Us! (2021), and the catalogue marks the output as dormant.

Dave Warner

19 books• 3 series

Dave Warner, born David Robert Warner in 1953, is an Australian rock musician, author and screenwriter who lives in Sydney. The catalogue lists 19 books under the name from City of Light (1995) to When It Rains (2024). The list includes Footy's Hall of Shame (1996), Cricket's Hall of Shame (1998), Murder In The Groove (1998) and Murder in the Frame (1999). Series under the name include Dan Clement and Snowy Lane, Andrew “Lizard” Zirk and Charlotte and the Starlet.

David Weber

90 books• 23 series

David Mark Weber, born October 24, 1952, is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. The Honor Harrington books are his best-known work, and his first novel, written with Steve White, sold to Baen Books in 1989; Baen has remained his principal publisher. Weber's catalogue holds 90 titles from Insurrection (1990) to Challenges (2025), spanning the Honorverse, Safehold, War God, Dahak and Gordian Division series. Space warfare, women soldiers and imaginary wars and battles run through the recorded subjects.

Shannon Hale

62 books• 11 series

Shannon Hale, born Shannon Bryner on January 26, 1974, is an American author mainly of young adult fantasy. Princess Academy (2005) earned a Newbery Honor, and The Goose Girl (2003) opens the catalogue. Austenland (2007), the first novel for adults, became a film in 2013. Hale graduated from the University of Utah and the University of Montana, and has co-written with husband Dean Hale. The catalogue lists 63 titles through The Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble (2026), across series including Princess In Black, Books of Bayern, Real Friends and Kitty-Corn.

Michael C. Grumley has 18 books catalogued between Amid the Shadows (2013) and The Deal (2026), filed under science fiction. Human-animal communication, scientific discovery, the U.S. Navy, missing persons and women marine biologists are among the subjects, and the categories include thrillers and suspense. Grumley's series are Breakthrough, Rollback, Evan, Monument and Revival. Leap (2014), Catalyst (2015), Genesis (2016) and Ripple (2017) are among the titles.

Robin McKinley, born November 16, 1952, is an American author of fantasy novels and fairy tale retellings. The Hero and the Crown (1984) won the Newbery Medal, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named McKinley the 39th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in 2022. The catalogue lists 21 books from Beauty (1978) to Shadows (2013), including The Blue Sword (1982), The Outlaws of Sherwood (1988) and Deerskin (1993). Series include Damar, Folktales and Tales Of Elemental Spirits.

Ali Brandon is the name used for the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series, and the author behind it is a New York Times bestseller. Catalogued titles include Double-Booked for Death (2011), A Novel Way to Die (2012), Words With Fiends (2013), Literally Murder (2014), Plot Boiler (2015) and Twice Told Tail (2016). Darla Pettistone and Hamlet are characters named in the subjects, along with cats, booksellers, cat shows and women sleuths.

Patricia MacLachlan (March 3, 1938 to March 31, 2022), born Patricia Marie Pritzkau, was an American children's writer. MacLachlan's novel Sarah, Plain and Tall won the Newbery Medal in 1986 and gave its name to a series. The catalogue holds 63 books for young readers, including the Barkus series, Arthur, for the Very First Time and My Poet (2022). Family life, dogs, grandparents, friendship and frontier life are frequent subjects.

Cats run through most of Clea Simon's mysteries. 34 catalogued books span Mad House (1997) to The Butterfly Trap (2025), and the sleuths recur: Dulcie Schwartz in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Pru Marlowe, Theda Krakow, and the Blackie & Care and Witch Cats of Cambridge lines. Mew Is for Murder (2005), Cattery Row (2006), Cries & Whiskers (2007) and Probable Claws (2009) are among the titles. Murder, investigation and psychics fill the subjects, and Simon remains actively publishing.