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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.

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Under the Lilacs

Louisa May Alcott · 284 pages

Ben and his trained dog, Sancho, run away from the circus and soon find a warm welcome in a kind community where spirited games are played. Theatricals and imaginative pageantry are all part of the fun.

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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.

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Ladybug Girl and Bingo

David Soman, Jacky Davis

Lulu, who likes to dress in a ladybug costume, goes camping with her parents, brother, and dog Bingo.

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Beholding Bee

Kimberly Newton Fusco · 336 pages

In 1942, when life turns sour at the carnival that has always been her home, eleven-year-old Bee takes her dog, Peabody, and piglet, Cordelia, and sets out to find a real home, aided by two women only Bee and her pets can see.

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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

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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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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Lyman Frank Baum · 226 pages

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz remains one of the world's most beloved and widely read books. Throughout a century of remarkable change, the popularity of L. Frank Baum's classic tale has endured and grown, embraced by generation after generation of children and the young at heart. To honour the centennial of its publication in 1900, the University Press of Kansas is presenting this special anniversar

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The Circus Ship

Chris Van Dusen · 40 pages

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Five Are Together Again

Enid Blyton · 180 pages

The Famous Five are having great fun camping out near the home of a famous scientist. But they might have known there'd be a mystery to solve. When the scientist's important research papers go missing, he needs the gang's help to get them back! But how can the Five work out who took them? And why?

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Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat

Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson · 47 pages

Henry's family takes in a stray cat, the ugliest cat they have ever seen, and an amazing relationship blossoms between it and their big dog Mudge.

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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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Dog Loves Books

Louise Yates

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

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Daisy Gets Lost

Chris Raschka · 32 pages

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Walter the Farting Dog

William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray · 32 pages

Walter the dog creates problems with his farts but becomes a hero when burglars enter the house.

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Bathtime for Biscuit

Alyssa Satin Capucilli · 32 pages

Biscuit the puppy runs away from his bath with his puppy friend, Puddles.

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Dog Heaven

Cynthia Rylant

God created Dog Heaven, a place where dogs can eat ice cream biscuits, sleep on fluffy clouds, and run through unending fields.

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Black Dog

Levi Pinfold

"When a huge black dog appears outside the Hope family home, each member of the household sees it and hides. Only Small, the youngest Hope, has the courage to face the black dog, who might not be as frightening as everyone else thinks"--

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Katie Loves the Kittens

John Himmelman

When Sara Ann brings home three little kittens, Katie the dog enthusiasm frightens the kittens away, until she learns that a quiet patience is sometimes needed to begin a friendship.

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Big Mean Mike

Michelle Knudsen · 40 pages

Mike is proud to be the biggest, toughest dog in the neighborhood, so when tiny, fuzzy bunnies start showing up in his big, mean car he sees them only as a threat to his reputation, no matter how adorable they are.

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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.

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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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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)"--

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