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pets and animals

Books about pets and animals for readers of all ages.

Cover of In the doghouse

In the doghouse

Leslie Kimmelman

Ages 5–9pets and animalsfamily

Cover of Mallory vs. Max

Mallory vs. Max

Laurie B. Friedman

Ages 7–11sibling rivalryfamily bonds

Cover of Lillian's fish

Lillian's fish

James Menk

Ages 7–11friendshippets and animals

Cover of Big pet day

Big pet day

Lisa Shanahan

Ages 4–8friendshipschool community

Cover of Good boy, Fergus!

Good boy, Fergus!

David Shannon

Ages 3–7pets and animalsobedience

Cover of Kipper's New Pet

Kipper's New Pet

Mick Inkpen

Ages 3–7friendshipresponsibility

Cover of My Favorite Pets

My Favorite Pets

Jeanne Birdsall, Harry Bliss

Ages 4–9pets and animalshumor

Cover of Uncle Charlie's poodle

Uncle Charlie's poodle

Kurt Unkelbach

Ages 8–12family bondspets and animals

Cover of Critter, the class cat

Critter, the class cat

Colleen Stanley Bare

Ages 4–8pets and animalsschool community

Cover of Day of the Iguana (Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever)

Day of the Iguana (Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever)

Lin Oliver

Ages 8–12friendshippets and animals

Cover of Slippy

Slippy

Catherine Forde

Ages 7–11pets and animalsbrotherhood

Cover of Annie & Simon

Annie & Simon

Catharine O'Neill

Ages 4–8sibling relationshipspets and animals

Cover of Riley Carson and the Cherokee caves

Riley Carson and the Cherokee caves

Megan Wargula

Ages 8–12friendshipadventure

Cover of Our Favorite Treasures

Our Favorite Treasures

Allison Gilman Caplovitz, Allison Gilman Caplovitz, Jennifer Twomey Perrello, Jennifer Oxley

Ages 3–7pets and animalsfriendship

Cover of Let's visit London!

Let's visit London!

Lisa Manzione

Ages 4–8travel and explorationfriendship

Cover of Slippers at school

Slippers at school

Andrew Clements

Ages 4–8pets and animalsfriendship

Cover of A Dog So Small

A Dog So Small

Philippa Pearce, Jenny Agutter

Ages 8–12pets and animalsfamily

Cover of Cote of Many Colors

Cote of Many Colors

Janette Oke

Ages 8–12pets and animalsresponsibility

Cover of Amazing Monty

Amazing Monty

Johanna Hurwitz, Anik McGrory

Ages 6–10pets and animalsfamily life

Cover of My Cat

My Cat

Marilyn Baillie, Brenda Clark

Ages 2–6pets and animalscompanionship

Cover of Jasper's day

Jasper's day

Marjorie Parker

Ages 3–8pets and animalscompanionship

Cover of Mia's story

Mia's story

Michael Foreman

Ages 3–8familyfriendship

Cover of Mog and the Vee Ee Tee

Mog and the Vee Ee Tee

Judith Kerr, Andrew Sachs

Ages 3–7pets and animalshealth and wellness

Cover of Little Eddie

Little Eddie

Carolyn Haywood

Ages 6–10pets and animalschildhood adventures