A Walker Treasury of Animal Stories

This is a nicely produced, chunky collection of stories with a range of excellent authors, all linked by the theme of animals and all interesting and entertaining. Some, like 'Fox, Alligator and Rabbit' are traditional tales retold, others are contemporary, like Dick King-Smith's 'Puddle'. All would be nice to have read to you if you're not a fluent reader, or would be satisfying to read to yourself later on. Many are especially worth thinking and talking about as they illuminate aspects of our relationships with animals from a refreshingly unsentimental perspective.