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Gaston
Kelly DiPucchio - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A bulldog and a poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances in this adorable doggy tale from New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Christian Robinson.This is the story of four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston. Gaston works the hardest... |
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Three
Stephen Michael King
Format: Hardcover
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One, two, three...One, two, three...Every day was a skipAnd a hop For Three.As a three-legged dog on his own in the big city, Three does pretty well for himself. His waggly tail keeps him fed, and he meets so many different legged creatures along the way. He's happy just the way he is, but sometimes... |
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Officer Buckle & Gloria
Peggy Rathmann - Putnam's
Format: Hardcover
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"Besides the beguiling story, the affable illustrations of the smiling Gloria, the accidental mayhem in the background, and the myriad safety tips -- such as 'always pull the toothpick out of your sandwhich' and 'never lick a stop sign in the winter' -- add to the enjoyment. A glorious... |
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The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Chris Van Allsburg - Houghton Mifflin Publishers
Format: Audio CD
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Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place -- where strange topiary trees loomed -- the evil visage... |
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City Dog, Country Frog
Mo Willems - Disney-Hyperion; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In spring when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock waiting for a friend Youll do Frog says and together they play Country Frog games In summer they meet again and play City Dog games Through the seasons whenever City Dog visits the country... |
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Mogie: The Heart of the House
Kathi Appelt - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Mogie is a real-life Labradoodle with a special talent: he always knows just what a sick kid needs! Get to know this passionate pup with this story by a Newbery Honoree.Give that dog a puddle and hed splash. Give him a whistle and hed roll over. Give him a rule and hed break it. One day a passel... |
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No Dogs Allowed!
Linda Ashman - Sterling Children's Books; Gift edition
Format: Hardcover
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Welcome to Alberto's restaurant…unless you're a dog, a cat, a bunny, or ANYTHING with fur, feathers, or scales! The entertainment escalates in this nearly wordless picture book as more and more people arrive with a surprising selection of pets. Alberto turns them... |
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Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems
Janet Stevens - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Responding to disgruntled dogs nationwide, Mr. Mutt, Canine Counselor, has solutions to the most sticky dilemmas. But Mr. Mutt has his own problem to solve: the cat (aka The Queen) , who has her own idea of who's in charge. Now Mr. Mutt is the one who needs help--quick! Through... |
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Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog
Pamela S Turner - Houghton Mifflin Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Imagine walking to the same place every day, to meet your best friend. Imagine watching hundreds of people pass by every morning and every afternoon. Imagine waiting, and waiting, and waiting. For ten years. This is what Hachiko did. Hachiko was a real dog who lived in Tokyo, a dog who faithfully... |
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Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
Carol Buckley - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover
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Best friends come in all shapes and sizes! After retiring from the circus, Tarra became the first resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. When other elephants moved in and developed close friendships, only Tarra remained independent? until the day she met a stray mixed-breed dog named... |
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Bailey's Story: A Dog's Purpose Novel
W Bruce Cameron - Starscape
Format: Hardcover
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From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture!Bailey's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel adapted for young readers from the beloved and New York Times... |
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Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick
Format: Paperback
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Recalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent.The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big,... |
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Stone Fox
John Reynolds Gardiner - Harper & Row
Format: Kit
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John Reynolds Gardiner's action-packed canine adventure story of a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls... |
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Old Yeller
Fred Gipson - Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Format: Paperback
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When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable... |
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The Incredible Journey
Sheila Burnford - Laurel Leaf
Format: Audiobook
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Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure,... |
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Sounder
James Barkley - HarperCollins; Revised edition
Format: Paperback
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Set in the Deep South, this Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of the great coon dog, Sounder, and the poor sharecroppers who own him. During the difficult years of the nineteenth century South, an African-American boy and his poor family rarely have enough to eat. Each night,... |
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A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray
Ann M. Martin - Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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Newbery Honor author Ann Martins heartwrenching and heartwarming Kirkus dog story, now in paperback, with After Words bonus material.Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someones summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they... |
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