There are many great dog books for kids of all ages and reading levels. Following are some of our favorites.
- Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Introduction to a golden puppy named Biscuit; first in the series of very simple and sweet books.
- Henry & Mudge: The First Book by Cynthia Rylant - First book in a wonderful series of easy-to-read books about Henry and his dog Mudge.
- Tornado by Betsy Byars - Tales of an amazing dog named Tornado told during a tornado; excellent early chapter book.
- Ribsy by Beverly Cleary - Funny adventures of Henry Huggins’ lost dog from a favorite author of books for children.
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - An 11 year old boy finds a stray Beagle and discovers that the dog’s owner is abusive.
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo - A 10 year old girl finds a big, ugly dog in the Winn-Dixie supermarket.
- Daughter of the Mountains by Louise S. Rankin - A 9 year old girl journeys through the Himalayas to find her stolen Tibetan Terrier.
- Sounder by William H. Armstrong - Classic, bittersweet story of a sharecropper’s son and his dog in the South during the late 1800s.
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls - Exciting and dramatic story about the travels of a boy and his two hunting dogs.
- Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard - The adventures of a boy and his dog, a champion Irish Setter, in the mountain wilderness of New York State in the 1940s.
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