The 2023 Pratchat Challenge - hosted by mcbenzie

A book with one or more talking animals
Pratchett loves a good talking animal. Well...a funny talking animal. Witness Gaspode, Maurice, the rats of the Clan, even the Death of Rats might count. We don’t mind if the animals talk to humans or only to each other; as long as they’re talking!

We’ll have some more suggestions soon, but Ben still highly rates The Bees by Laline Paull.
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Discworld #28

Terry Pratchett

278 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones

Earwig and the Witch

Diana Wynne Jones

115 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Tune in Tomorrow by Randee Dawn

Tune in Tomorrow

Randee Dawn

460 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay

The Animals in That Country

Laura Jean McKay

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher

Minor Mage

T. Kingfisher

5 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny fast-paced
The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones

The Magicians of Caprona

Chrestomanci #2

Diana Wynne Jones

288 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

Dark Lord of Derkholm

Derkholm #1

Diana Wynne Jones

328 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced