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It's hard to imagine an American boyhood without a dog. The iconic image of a sandy-haired kid in overalls chasing a mutt or bird dog through fields and streams has taken its place beside apple pie and baseball as a symbol of our national heritage. A boy's love for his dog is wholesome, natural, fraught with adventure, and heartwarming all at once, which is pretty much the way we've come to think of our country.

For some reason, there aren't a lot of books about girls and their dogs. This is probably in part historical—boys were understood to be the future hunters and providers for their families, and while dogs were their friends they were also servants helping to track and retrieve game. The bond of man and animal united in hard work is stronger than the one between owner and mere pet.

A lot of the best dog stories are very sad. Old Yeller is the obvious candidate for best tear-jerker of the genre, but there are plenty of others. Dogs often throw themselves in harm's way to protect their masters, and when the faithful hound is killed we often feel more sad than if the human master had been sacrificed on behalf of the dog.

This isn't any crazy environmentalist sentiment, either. Dogs, perhaps more than any other animal, have personalities that humans can perceive, interact with, and love. Humans are pretty much all the same, but a good dog is different from all the rest. Even if you don't have dogs at home, we hope these books will help you love them as much as we do, and to experience one of the best parts of childhood and youth.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.
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3D Sapshots: Puppies (with 3D glasses)
from Fog City Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Dog Books (Location: SCI-MAMDOG)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Album of Dogs
by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis
from Rand McNally
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
Bounce and the Bunnies
by Ruth Carroll
2nd edition from Henry Z. Walck, Inc.
for 1st-3rd grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
Bringing Back the Wolves
by Jude Isabella; illustrated by Kim Smith
from Kids Can Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ecology (Location: SCI-ECO)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Bruce
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Buff: A Collie
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Champion Dog Prince Tom
Weekly Reader Children's Book Club
by Jean Fritz and Tom Clute, Illustrated by Ernest Hart
from Coward McCann
for 3rd-6th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Chief Takes Over
by Helen Rushmore, Illustrated by Charles Geer
from Weekly Reader
for 3rd-6th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$4.00 (3 in stock)
Critter and Other Dogs
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Daddles
by Ruth Sawyer
from Little, Brown & Company
for 1st-4th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
December Dog
by Jan M. Robinson; illustrated by Joan Sandin
from J.B. Lippincott Co.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Derry's Partner
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Hubert Evans
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Digging-est Dog
by Al Perkins
from Random House
for Kindergarten-3rd Grade
in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB)
$9.99
Dog for Davie's Hill
by Clare Bice
from Macmillan
for 3rd-5th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Dog Named Chips
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Dog Named Chips
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Dog of Flanders and Other Stories
by Louise De La Ramee
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
Eyes and the Impossible
by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
2024 Newbery Medalist
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$19.99
Eyes and the Impossible (May 14, 2024)
by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
2024 Newbery Medalist
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
Harry the Dirty Dog
by Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham
from Harper & Row
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
His Dog
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Hotel for Dogs
by Lois Duncan, illustrated by Leonard Shortall
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for 3rd-6th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
Incredible Journey
by Sheila Burnford, illustrated by Carl Burger
7th printing from Little, Brown & Company
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Irish Red
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jim Kjelgaard
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
James Herriot's Treasury for Children
by James Herriot, illustrated by Ruth Brown & Peter Barrett
Unabridged from Macmillan
Realistic Fiction for 3rd-6th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$25.99
Juneau the Sleigh Dog
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by West Lathrop, illustrated by Kurt Wiese
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Junket
by Anne H. White
First Edition from Scholastic Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
Junket
by Anne H. White, illustrated by Robert McCloskey
2nd printing from Viking Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Lad of Sunnybank
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Lad of Sunnybank
by Albert Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Lad: A Dog
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Dutton Children's Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Lassie and the Deer Mystery
A Whitman Big Tell-a-Tale #2442
by Jean Fiedler, illustrated by Larry Harris
from Whitman Publishing Company
for 1st-3rd grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Lassie Come-Home
Junior Deluxe Editions
by Eric Knight, illustrated by Lilian Obligado
from Junior Deluxe Editions
for 3rd-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Lassie Come-Home (adapted)
by Rosemary Wells
1st ed from Henry Holt and Company
for 1st-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Lewis and Clark and Me
by Laurie Myers
from Henry Holt and Company
Fictionalized Biography for 3rd-6th grade
in Lewis & Clark (Location: HISA-19L&C)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Little Dog Lost
Weekly Reader
by René Guillot, illustrated by Wallace Tripp
from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
for 2nd-4th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
Magic Tree House #54 (Merlin Mission #26)
by Mary Pope Osborne
from Random House
for 2nd-4th grade
in Magic Tree House (Location: SER-MTH)
Market Square Dog
by James Herriot
from St. Martin's Press
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Pinkerton, Behave!
by Steven Kellogg
from Dial Books for Young Readers
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Clearance: Picture Books (Location: ZCLE-PIC)
Ribsy
by Beverly Cleary
from HarperTrophy
for 3rd-6th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
Seven True Dog Stories
by Margaret Davidson
from Hastings House
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong
from HarperCollins
Realistic Fiction for 3rd-8th grade
1970 Newbery Medal winner
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Stone for Sascha
by Aaron Becker
from Candlewick Press
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$17.99
Sunnybank Home of Lad
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Three Names
by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Alexander Pertzoff
from HarperCollins
for 2nd-4th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Tim's Friend Towser
by Edward Ardizzone
1st edition from HarperCollins
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Togo
by Robert J. Blake
1st Impression from Philomel Books
for 3rd-5th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Two Dogs and a Horse
by Jim Kjelgaard
from Dodd, Mead & Co.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
We Could Be Heroes
by Margaret Finnegan
from Atheneum
for 3rd-8th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$17.99
Wolf
by Albert Payson Terhune
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
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