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Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends

Carol Buckley - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Book

The true story of an unlikely pair of best friends.
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Underwater Dogs: Kids Edition

Seth Casteel - Little, Brown & Co.
Format: Book

Fun photos of dogs who love to swim!
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Dogs

Emily Gravett - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

So many kinds of dogs.... but there is just the right kind for everyone.
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A Small Thing . . . but Big

Tony Johnston - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Book

Lizzie is afraid of dogs but, on a visit to the park, finds a new friend who teaches her to take things one small step at a time.  
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Madeline Finn and the Library Dog

Lisa Papp - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Audiobook

Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud.Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn't so bad; when Madeline...
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Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs

David Soman - Dial Books
Format: Book

Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad leap into action to help a group of rescue dogs while at the Farmer's Market.
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Unknown

Colin Thompson - Walker & Company
Format: Print book

Ignored by prospective human owners who walk past her cage at the pound, a shy dog with an unusual name becomes a hero during a lightning storm.
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A Dog Named Doug

Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Book

Doug the dog is a digger --- just how deep and how far will he dig?
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Harry the Dirty Dog

Gene Zion - HarperCollins; 50 Anv edition
Format: Book

The classic tale of a little white dog who hates to take a bath!
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CHAPTER BOOKS
The Underneath

Kathi Appelt - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book


Ranger, the old hound dog, has been chained to his evil master's front yard for years, but his salvation comes in the form of a small calico cat and ther two special kittens.   Grades 5 and up.
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Little Dog, Lost

Marion Dane Bauer - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

A lonely little dog in need of a boy finds a lonely little boy in need of a dog. 3rd and 4th grades.  
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The Fast and the Furriest

Andy Behrens - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Book

Committed couch potatoe Kevin Pugh and his equally lazy dog, Cromwell, develop a surprising interest in dog agility competitions.   Grades 4 and up
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Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick; 1st edition
Format: Book

Life for ten-year-old India Opal Buloni takes an unexpectedly good turn when she meets a big ugly dog at the local supermarket. Grades 4 and up
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The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes

Marlane Kennedy - Greenwillow Books
Format: Book

Convinced that their Saint Bernard, Killer. is being neglected by the rest of the family, Charlotte Hays, NOT a dog person,  sets out to find the dog a better home.   Grades 4 and up.
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No More Dead Dogs

Gordon Korman - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Book

8th grader Wallace Wallace has a strict policy of never, every telling a lie -- and it forces him off the football team and into rehearsals for the school play, wheere he asks the age old question, " Why does the dog always have to die in a classic story?" Grades 5 and up.
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Wish

Barbara O'Connor - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Book

Making the same secret wish every day since 4th grade doesn't seem to prevent 11 year old Charlie from being sent to live with relatives she doesn't even know, but a four legged friend helps her see that there are different ways for wishes to come true.
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Webster: Tale of an Outlaw

Ellen Emerson White - Aladdin Paperbacks
Format: Book

Mistreated by three families, Webster the dog arrives at Green Meadows Rescue Farm determined to run away and live a life on the run --- no home, no friends.  The other animals at the Farm, however, have another idea for him.
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