GalleyCat readers come in all shapes, sizes and species. Reader Martha Otis shared a picture of her literary pet with a simple caption: “Teddy is reading The Drop by Michael Connelly.”

GalleyCat readers around the globe have joined our annual Pet Parade, sending photos of their literary pets.

More photos follow below–we will collect all the entries at this link.

Lindsay Goldwert from the New York Daily News‘ Page Views blog sent this photo: “My cat Moshe attempting to mail himself back to Amazon. Nice try!”

William Goldstein sent that picture: “Bunny is all of 5 pounds of intense, TCB smarts. What a dog!!”

Reader Raquel Zampil shared a picture of Bijoux and Marie.

Cheryl Alexander wrote about her dog, Hollygolightly: “For years I have dressed my animals up for various occasions and they never seemed to mind. But the belle of the ball is definitely Holly. So HAPPY HOLLY DAY!”

Reader Jcopek sent that picture of “Roulon with glasses and lots of disdain.”