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Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking?

Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: most dogs love to chase cars, but Enzo longs to...

Smells Like Pirates

by Suzanne Selfors

Homer thought that being inducted as a member of the treasure hunting society L.O.S.T. would be the key to finding pirate Rumpold Smeller's missing fortune. But when Homer's sworn enemy, Lorelei, forms an evil...

Training the Best Dog Ever: A 5-Week Program Using the Power of Positive Reinforcement

by Larry Kay & Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz

Training the Best Dog Ever, originally published in hardcover as The Love That Dog Training Program, is a book based on love and kindness. It features a program of positive reinforcement and no-fail techniques...

Old Yeller

by Fred Gipson

At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller

The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with...

Stone Fox

by John Reynolds Gardiner & Greg Hargreaves

John Reynolds Gardiner's action-packed canine adventure story of a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years.

Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little...

Max the Missing Puppy

by Holly Webb & Sophy Williams

An inquisitive puppy gets lost when he leaves home whilst his owner is at school. From best-selling author Holly Webb.

The Puppy Place #1: Goldie

by Ellen Miles

Welcome to the Puppy Place! This new Little Apple series stars a lovable new puppy in every book! And it's Charles and Lizzie Peterson's job to find every puppy the perfect home. Charles and Lizzie Peterson...

Scooby-Doo Mystery #2: The Frozen Giant

by Kate Howard & Duendes Del Sur

Scooby-Doo is probably the world's best-known and most loved cartoon pooch. Scholastic's books are the #2 Scooby licensed product in the world! Zoinks! Scooby and the gang are attending an ice carnival in the...

Shiloh

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor & Barry Moser

Marty will do anything to save his new friend Shiloh.

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sight -- and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which...

Big Dog...Little Dog

by P.D. Eastman

Meet best friends Fred (Big Dog) and Ted (Little Dog) in P. D. Eastman’s classic Beginner Book. Though one is big and one is little, and one loves green and one loves red, these pup pals—along with their...

The Puppy Place #27: Lucy

by Ellen Miles

Welcome to the Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home! Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect...

Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of Night

Magic Tree House #46

by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca

Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!

Beware of avalanches!

When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time...

The Trouble with Chickens

by Jeaniene Frost, Kevin Cornell & Doreen Cronin

J.J. Tully is a former search-and rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he’s not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar...

Sam the Stolen Puppy

by Holly Webb & Sophy Williams

A little girl's new puppy is stolen. Will she ever track him down? From best-selling author Holly Webb.

Hotel For Dogs

by Lois Duncan

A charming story for dog lovers everywhere--and now a major motion picture!

Fred and Ted Go Camping

by Peter Eastman

Fred and Ted—beloved canine stars of P. D. Eastman’s Big Dog . . . Little Dog—are back in an all-new Beginner Book written and illustrated by P. D.’s son, Peter Eastman! In this story Fred and Ted go...

Do Over Dogs: Give Your Dog a Second Chance for a First Class Life

by Pat Miller

What exactly is a Do-Over Dog? It might be a shelter dog you're working with to help her become more adoptable. Perhaps it's the dog you've adopted, rescued, or even found running stray who is now yours to live...

Rascal and the Wedding

by Holly Webb & Kate Pankhurst

When Ellie names her puppy Rascal, she doesn't realize how right she is! Auntie Gemma is getting married and Ellie is going to be a bridesmaid at the wedding. She'd love for Rascal to be part of her auntie's...

The Empty City

Survivors #1

by Erin Hunter

From the author of the bestselling Warriors and Seekers books comes a thrilling new animal fantasy series. In Survivors, Erin Hunter shows readers the world through the eyes of dogs, as she did with cats and...

That Furball Puppy and Me

by Carol Wallace & Bill Wallace

Here I am, a self-respecting kitten just trying to survive in a rat-eat-cat world, when the humans in my life start acting crazy. Something about the kids, and grandkids, coming to visit for Christmas. I would...