Guineaography
Books about guinea pigs
A list and review/blurb of guinea pig books I have collected, fact and fiction, new and old. Some are still avaliable, but others may not as I have found many in second-hand book shops, so I have included details if you want to find them out for yourself. Don't forget about looking in librarys for others, they may also have out of print books and others I haven't included.
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Fiction books
Daniels, Lucy-
Guinea-Pig Gang
Hodder Childrens Books, 1997
ISBN 0 340 68732 0
Mandy has lots of school friends with guinea-pigs - so many that they've formed a gang! No-one understands why their classmate Lisa won't join in with her new pedigree guinea-pig. They think she's being snooty - but Mandy's sure there's more to it than that...
Daniels, Lucy-
Guinea-Pig in the Garage
Hodder Childrens Books, 1997
ISBN 0 340 66729 X
When Mandy asks Rachel Farmer to look after a neighbour's guinea pig, she's thrilled! If her parents see how good she is with it, maybe they'll let her have one of her own. But then Rachel loses one of the guinea-pig's babies - now she'll never be allowed to have a pet!
Can Mandy and James help her find the missing animal?
Griffey, Harriet -
Ruby the Ballet Star
Tango Books, 2000
ISBN 1 85707 468 8
A 'Twirly-Whirly Pop-Up Book' about a guinea pig who wants to become a ballet star, even though she isn't as tall and thin as the others. She knows she can do it even though at first she gets laughed at. Each page has a different action to make Ruby do, and is very entertaining.
Helps, Racey -
Guinea Pig Podge
The Medici Society, 1971
ISBN 0 85503 006 2
A childrens book about the adventures of a guinea pig, but you'll probably spend most of your time looking at the excellent drawings on every page.
Gulliver Guinea-Pig's Mystery Trip
A Jack and Jill Book (No.18) published by-
Fleetway Publications, 1962
Gulliver Guinea-Pig may have been almost everywhere and know almost everyone, but here he meets someone quite new. That's the beginning of his Mystery Trip.
The adventures of a guinea pig who tows a caravan by a bicycle. A nice childrens story from a while back, in the 'Jack and Jill'' series there is another Gulliver Guinea Pig book called 'Gulliver Guinea Pig's Magic Diary' which is No. 7. I found this book in a junk shop so if anyone has information on 'Gulliver Guinea Pig's Magic Diary' (if you have it also let me know!) please e-mail!
King-Smith, Dick -
The Jenius
-Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988
-Gollancz Children's Paperbacks, 1990
-Puffin Books, 1998
ISBN 0 14 038948 2
Jenius is the cleverest guinea-pig in the world. He can sit, stay and even Die For His Country. But than Judy takes Jenius along to school...
A book for new readers with a good story line about a clever guinea pig and his girl owner. Has nice illustrations throughout by Peter Firmin.
Potter, Beatrix -
-Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
Frederick Warne, 1917
-Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
Frederick Warne, 1922
Each of these books have a few short rhymes about guinea pigs, with the beautiful illustrations of Beatrix Potter.
Sleigh, Barbara -
West of Widdershins
Collins, 1971
ISBN 0 00 195205 6
A collection of childrens fantasy stories with 2 being 'The Four Golden Guinea Pigs'. A story about four guinea pigs called Pemberton, Emberton, Berton and Ton, who escape from their hutch with adventures before them and a lesson to learn.
