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Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle
Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, Mary Nethery · back to the book
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Include books by the same authorMadeline 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.
Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers
Cynthia Rylant · 48 pages
Henry and Mudge - The First Book
Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson · 39 pages
Harry the Dirty Dog
Gene Zion · 32 pages
When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.
"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.
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."
Excellent Ed
Stacy McAnulty · 32 pages
Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent, except Ed the dog, who is determined to find something at which he, too, can excel.
The Stray Dog
Marc Simont · 32 pages
A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him
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.
Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic
Monica Carnesi · 40 pages
"A dog is rescued after days afloat on a sheet of ice in the Baltic Sea (based on a true story)"--
A Dog Wearing Shoes
Sangmi Ko · 40 pages
Mini finds a dog in the park wearing shoes, but no collar and begs to keep him.
The Old Woman Who Named Things
Cynthia Rylant, Kathryn Brown · 32 pages
An old woman who has outlived all her friends is reluctant to become too attached to the stray dog that visits her each day.
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."
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.
Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors
Norman Bridwell · 32 pages
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.
A Ball for Daisy
Chris Raschka · 34 pages
A wordless picture book about all the fun a dog can have with her ball.
Big Dog...Little Dog: A Bedtime Story
P.D. Eastman · 32 pages
Two dogs are opposite in every way but are the very best of friends.
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