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Reading Raccoons Merch for Your Inner Trash Panda

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Jamie Canaves

Contributing Editor

Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer — in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can always talk books with her on Bluesky, Litsy, Goodreads, and her substack Multitudes Contained.

Since I adore all animals, I would absolutely, 100%, love to befriend every single raccoon in the world. But, like, only in theory, because I am fully aware that in reality, they act like brilliant, evil toddlers who have hard-earned the nickname trash pandas. So rather than having a wild animal as a pet, I would like to morph into said trash panda in this unholy, trashiest of years: Be feral. Be ungovernable. Eat all the snacks. Eggs cost how much? I’ll just lumber into the chicken coop and cop me a few with my little hands that I can’t stop from rubbing together as if I’m always planning something evil. It’s obviously why nature painted a bandit mask onto my face. 

Just me? Okay, fine, if morphing into a trash panda is too extreme for you, I’ve got a roundup of raccoon products on Etsy that are sure to delight a bibliophile’s heart—some feral, some cute, all bookish. There’s wall art with size options, stickers, t-shirts, a mug with a roomy handle (bonus: opossum!), a custom book stamp, bookmarks (bonus: capybara!), and a tote bag for all your snacks and books! *rubs grabby little raccoon hands together*

a tote bag with a raccoon, badger, possum reading books and text saying I tried to form a gang but it turned into a book club
Image by GoVeganBoutique on Etsy

I Tried To Form A Gang But It Turned Into A Book Club tote bag ($24): We’ve all been there, yes? But seriously, where do I sign up for this book club? You know the snacks are gonna be amazing!

a custom ink stamp of a raccoon reading with text that says from the library of
Image by EveryStamp on Etsy

Raccoon Reading a Book Custom Library Book Stamp ($41): I will be insufferable with one of these and everything will get stamped. Everything.

a mug with an illustration of a raccoon and an opposum on a trashcan reading a book with text saying Trash Readers Book Club
Image by MugzyMugz on Etsy

Trash Readers Book Club Mug ($25): Our nocturnal friends being romance fans sounds perfect!

a sticker of an illustrated raccoon reading a book with text saying One More Chapter
Image by NewChapterz on Etsy

Raccoon Reading One More Chapter Sticker ($5): This nose-in-a-book raccoon can never be accused of ever doing anything wrong—look at that sweet, innocent face!

a sticker of an illustrated reacoon with snacks reading a book with text that says low key feral for books and snacks
Image by DrakenHouseLLC on Etsy

Raccoon Reading Sticker ($4): A little feral snacker and reader—be still my beating heart.

an illustration of a raccoon reading a book beside a stack of colorful books with a bookshelf as the background
Image by KoolyArt on Etsy

Reading Raccoon Art ($33+): If you’re looking to add some color, bookish art, and a feral reader to your walls, here’s a work of art that comes in six size options and in poster print and canvas print.

art print illustration of a raccoon reading in bed with text Seedy in the Streets Readie in the Sheets
Image by MatthewMadeArt on Etsy

Reading Raccoon Art Print ($10+): “Seedy in the Streets, Readie in the Sheets” always cracks me up. Available in two size options.

an illustrated sticker to look like a library card for a raccoon
Image by SomethingToAdore on Etsy

Racoon Library Card Sticker ($4): Every trash panda has a library card—that’s just facts.

a round sticker illustrated with a raccoon holding a book stack that says feral girl book club
Image by BriarLayneDesigns on Etsy

Feral Girl Book Club Sticker ($3): Every single book club should turn into a feral girl book club! Bonus: holographic option available!

magnetic bookmark illustrated with a raccoon on top of a capybara with text saying you just yeed your last haw
Image by GingerPatchDesigns on Etsy

You Just Yee’d Your Last Haw Magnetic Bookmark ($5): If you want to laugh every time you open your book, or when saving your spot, here’s a bookmark that gets me every time. Bonus: Capybara!


If your feral raccoon-loving heart is also looking for radical bookish goodies, check out Radical Goodies for Politically Engaged Readers!