Each image is a sea creature that includes a non-sea creature's name. Each of the authors at the bottom wrote books with title animals who are these non-sea creatures. Use the authors to order the animals and index into the names of their title characters:
| Sea Creature | Animal | Author | Character | Enumeration | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sea horse | horse | Sewell | BLACKBEAUTY | (4/11) | C |
| tiger shark | tiger | Watterson | HOBBES | (1/6) | H |
| sea monkey | monkey | Rey | CURIOUSGEORGE | (4/13) | I |
| sea lion | lion | Lewis | ASLAN | (3/5) | L |
| catfish | cat | Davis | GARFIELD | (8/8) | D |
| elephant seal | elephant | de Brunhoff | BABAR | (3/5) | B |
| water bear | bear | Milne | WINNIETHEPOOH | (5/13) | I |
| frogfish | frog | Twain | DANLWEBSTER | (11/11) | R |
| wolffish | wolf | London | WHITEFANG | (4/9) | T |
| sea spider | spider | White | CHARLOTTE | (2/9) | H |
The answer is therefore CHILDBIRTH.