More Animals in Children's Books Quiz

Answer: Bear

Written by Walt Morey in 1965, 'Gentle Ben' is a story about a bear named Ben and Mark, the teenage boy who becomes a friend of the brown bear.

Set in Alaska, the story begins with Mark, lonely because his brother has died, starts visiting Ben, who is chained up by a man named Fog Benson who captured the bear when he was a cub. Ben is exiled to an island after retaliating when Fog attacks him, but the story ends happily when Ben rescues a rich man. The man ensures the safety of Ben and helps Mark's family too.

Answer: Bear

Created by Michael Bond, Paddington first appeared in the story 'A Bear Called Paddington', which was published in 1958. He is depicted as a spectacled bear, originally from Peru, who is found by the Brown family at London's Paddington Station. The family decide to adopt him, and soon discover his love of marmalade sandwiches.

The character has appeared in many more books and in films. Paddington even appeared with Queen Elizabeth II during the celebrations of the seventieth year of her reign.

Answer: Bear

Baloo is a bear which appears in Rudyard Kipling's two 'Jungle Book' story collections, published in 1894 and 1895. He is depicted as caring for the young boy, named Mowgli, who finds himself abandoned in the jungle. Baloo, along with a black panther named Bagheera, keeps Mowgli safe and teaches him the 'Law of the Jungle'.

Baloo has been depicted in several films, notably those made by Walt Disney's studios.

Answer: Bird

Jemima is the name of the duck in Beatrix Potter's story 'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck', published in 1908. Beatrix wrote twenty-three stories for children, nearly all of them starting with the 'The Tale of', including 'Pigling Bland', 'Jeremy Fisher' (a frog) and probably the best known of all, 'Peter Rabbit'.

The story of Jemima is about her efforts to find somewhere safe to lay her eggs and how she is nearly tricked by a fox. Fortunately, the collie who lives on Jemima's farm sees through the fox's plan and saves the day.

Answer: Bird

'Pig', as he was known, is one of the many owls in the 'Harry Potter' books written by J K Rowling. Sirius Black gives him to Ron after Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, is discovered to be Peter Pettigrew. The owls in the books are messengers, delivering messages and letters to the characters. Pigwidgeon is described as being a small owl called a scops owl. Harry's owl, Hedwig, is a snowy owl.

Answer: Bird

The name 'Kes' is a shortened version of kestrel, the bird which appears in Barry Hines's book called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. The story focuses on a young boy, named Billy Casper, who finds the kestrel and gives it the name of Kes. The setting is an area of South Yorkshire and Billy's family is poor. The time spent with the kestrel gives him an escape, but the story does not end happily.

A film of the book was made in 1969, just a year after the story was published.

Answer: Dog

'Old Yeller' is the story of a dog who is the title character of a 1956 book written by Fred Gipson. He turns up at a family's farm and makes himself at home. While the older members of the family are initially reluctant to keep him, the dog proves his value to them by saving several of them from attacks by various wild animals. Sadly, he is bitten by a wolf, which has rabies, meaning he has to be shot in case he catches the disease. Old Yeller has fathered puppies, though, so his legacy lives on.

Answer: Dog

Timmy is the dog in the 'Famous Five' books written by Enid Blyton. He is one of the 'five' along with Julian, Dick, Anne and George, which is short for Georgina. The stories, which normally take place in the holidays from school, involve the children becoming involved in various mysteries. Timmy is their protector.

Enid Blyton wrote more than twenty books about the five of them plus numerous short stories. The first book was 'Five on a Treasure Island', in 1942, while the last one, published in 1963, was 'Five are Together Again'.

Answer: Dog

Toto is the dog who appears in 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', written by L Frank Baum and first published in 1900. The story about Dorothy, who is swept away by a cyclone along with Toto before ending up in a land called Oz, has been popular ever since, helped by the film made in 1939. Toto remains by Dorothy's side throughout her adventures and meetings with characters like the Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Man.

Answer: Rabbit

A rabbit named 'Bunnicula' is the main character in a series of seven books written primarily by James Howe - his wife contributed to the first book but died before it was published. The rabbit is given the name as it seems to have vampire qualities, sucking the juice out of vegetables rather than eating them normally.

It is a reference to 'Dracula', but at least Bunnicula doesn't feast on blood. The seven books were published between 1979 and 2006 and are narrated by the dog, named Harold, who is owned by the rabbit's family.

The villain of the tales is their cat, Chester, who makes regular attempts to kill Bunnicula.

Answer: Rabbit

Buster Baxter is the best friend of Arthur, the aardvark created by writer Marc Brown. The author has written numerous stories about Arthur, with a television series made about the character. Buster is said to have a character based on Brown's own childhood friend.

He is depicted as a white rabbit who wears polo shirts with jeans. Buster loves his food and has a tendency to put off dealing with things until the very last minute.

Answer: Rabbit

Miffy is a rabbit created by Dick Bruna, a Dutch artist. She first appeared in 1953 in a book inspired by stories told to Bruna's young son. The books are mainly picture books aimed at younger children, with Miffy depicted as a white rabbit wearing a brightly coloured dress.

The illustrations have a short verse on each page with the words relating to situations which young children will relate to.