Humans liked to believe that tool usage is a quality exclusive to our species. Jane Goodall did wonderful work with chimps to break that assumption. You’ll find that, if you’re open to it, there is a lot of unchartered common ground between us and other animals. Some of us already know that and spend our time imagining their vivid inner lives, or even project ours into characters that look like them. We even make up creatures that fascinate us and have the capacity to hold the stories we want to tell. The wide diversity of species serves as a window and a mirror for us to understand ourselves.
Here’s a list of some books where writers and illustrators have attempted this in charming, soft, and sharp ways. I had a great time putting it together, so I can only imagine that you’ll like going through it too. Some of these can be enjoyed by all ages, and are widely loved by adults.
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