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The Old Woman Who Named Things

Cynthia Rylant, Kathryn Brown · back to the book

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Mr. Putter Tabby Walk the Dog

Cynthia Rylant

When their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby agree to walk her dog for a week, not knowing what they are in for.

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Gaston

Kelly DiPucchio

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Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell · 39 pages

Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.

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We're All Wonders

R.J. Palacio · 32 pages

Augie enjoys the company of his dog, Daisy, and using his imagination, but painfully endures the taunts of his peers because of his facial deformity.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Dr. Seuss · 64 pages

The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?

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Miss Rumphius

Barbara Cooney · 32 pages

As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.

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Love You Forever

Robert Munsch · 32 pages

The story details the cycle of life by chronicling the experiences of a young son and his mother throughout the course of the boy's life, and describing the exasperating behaviour exhibited by him throughout his youth. In spite of her occasional aggravation caused by her son's behaviour, the mother nonetheless visits his bedroom nightly to cradle him in her arms, and sing a brief lullaby promising

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McDuff Moves In

Rosemary Wells, Susan Jeffers · 32 pages

A little white dog that nobody seems to want finds just the right home--and a name.

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Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo · 182 pages

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her becauThe 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, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tel

DogsChildren'sUpliftingHeartwarming
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Biscuit

Alyssa Satin Capucilli · 32 pages

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Just Me and My Puppy

Mercer Mayer

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"Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate

Bob Graham · 32 pages

When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.

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Henry and Mudge - The First Book

Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson · 39 pages

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The Stray Dog

Marc Simont · 32 pages

A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him

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How Rocket Learned to Read

Tad Hills

A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the "wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet."

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James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small

James Herriot · 272 pages

A collection of the author's stories for children, including "Moses the Kitten," "The Market Square Dog," and "Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb."

DogsChildren'sIllustrated BookHeartwarming
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Dog Loves Books

Louise Yates

Dog loves books so much that he decides to open a book store.

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Babe: The Gallant Pig

Dick King-Smith · 118 pages

A piglet comes to Farmer Hogget's farm, where he is adopted by an old sheepdog and accomplishes amazing things.

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Madeline Finn and the Library Dog

Lisa Papp · 30 pages

Reluctant reader Madeline really wants to earn a star at school, so when Mrs. Dimple, the librarian, suggests she read to a dog Madeline gives it a try.

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Madeline's Rescue

Ludwig Bemelmans · 56 pages

A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

DogsChildren'sIllustrated BookHeartwarming
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Lucy

Randy Cecil · 144 pages

Lucy is a small dog without a home. She had one once, but she remembers it only in her dreams. Eleanor is a little girl who looks forward to feeding the stray dog that appears faithfully beneath her window each day. Eleanor’s father is a juggler with stage fright. The overlapping stories of three delightful characters, offering a slightly different perspective each time, come together in a truly o

DogsChildren'sIllustrated BookHeartwarming
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Kipper

Mick Inkpen · 32 pages

Tired of his old blanket and basket, Kipper the dog searches among the animals outside for a new place to sleep.

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Olive, the Other Reindeer

Vivian Walsh · 34 pages

Thinking that "all of the other reindeer" she hears people singing about include her, Olive the dog reports to the North Pole to help Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

DogsChildren'sIllustrated BookHeartwarming

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