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Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs, by Michaela Muntean, Scholastic press
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Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy, by Jane O’Connor, Harper Collins
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Meet Odie: A Paw Smart Book, by D.S. Provance, Children’s Books/Education/Pets
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How to Speak Dog: A guide to Decoding Dog Language, by Aline Alexander Newman & Gary Weitzman, D.V.M., National Geographic
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Puppy Love: True Stories of Doggie Devotion, by Lisa M. Gerry, National Geographic
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Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives on the Job, by Dorothy Henshaw Patent, Bloomsbury
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Dogs on Duty: Soldiers’ Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond, by Dorothy Henshaw Patent, Bloomsbury
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My Dog is a Hero: Working Dogs with Amazing Jobs!, by Anita Ganeri, Scholastic
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Buddy Unchained, by Daisy Bix and Joe Hyatt (Winner of the Humane Society Youth
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KIND Children’s Book Award, 2009, The Gryphon Press
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Rufo Liberado, by Daisy Bix and Joe Hyatt, The Gryphon Press (Buddy Unchained told in Spanish!)
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Let’s Get a Pup! by Bob Graham (shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal), Walker Books
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Lucky Boy, written and illustrated by Susan Boase, Houghton Mifflin Company (The illustrations are gorgeous, and the story is beautiful.)
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Superdog: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Buehner, Harper Collins
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Martha Speaks, by Susan Meddaugh, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends, text and photography by Carol Buckley, Puffin Books
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Swindle (ISBN: 9780439903455), Scholastic
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A Dog’s Way Home (ISBN: 9780061986727), Harper Colllins
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Duke (ISBN: 9780545416375), Scholastic
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Smells Like Dog (ISBN: 9780316043977), Machete
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Because of Shoe & Other Dog Stories (ISBN: 9781250027283), McMillan Publishing Services
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Ribsy (ISBN: 9780380709557), Harper Collins
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Love That Dog (Poetry style) (ISBN: 9780064409599), Harper Collins
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Ginger Pye (ISBN: 9780152025052), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Mountain Dog (ISBN: 97808805095166), McMillan Publishing Services
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One Dog and His Boy (ISBN: 9780545484411), Scholastic
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Buddy (ISBN: 9780142425442), Penguin
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Little Dog Lost (Poetry style) (ISBN: 9781442434240), Simon and Schuster
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Racing in the Rain, My Life as a Dog, by Garth Stein (special adaption of the best seller for young people) recommended by Mrs. Goeders from Northwoods Elementary School.
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Puppy Tales: Jack & Billy by Steven Goodall & Sally Bradbury (ISBN: 9781781333372), ReThink Press (This is a great read for those raising a puppy.)