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@tabitha

Great question! I honestly don’t have any talking animals in my story, but some things I would make sure to include are:

1. Animal characteristics. Have the dog chase his tail every once in a while, and make sure the frog catches a fly here and there. I really feel like C S Lewis forgot to do this with Aslan and I always forgot he was a lion and I was even confused when I first began reading Narnia because of this.

2. Remind the reader that the animal is talking by mentioning their physical traits. Ex. ” ‘Yes I do,’ said the cat swaying her tail happily”

3. Maybe try some speaking errors. The animal can’t control himself from making the noise he’s technically supposed to make. Ex. ” ‘Yesss I do’ said Mr. Snake”

I really hope this helps!