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G&D Famous Dog Stories

Stories about dogs as "man's best friend" date back to antiquity. That owners cared for their dogs in this life is apparent by veterinary papyri uncovered from ancient Egypt. Greeks kept them as pets and hunting animals. Dogs have played a role in the religion, myths, tales, and legends of many cultures, so it's no wonder that stories are constantly being written about them. As publishing books specifically for children exploded in the first half of the 20th century, many authors wrote popular stories about dogs. These include Jack London, Albert Payson Terhune, Thomas Hinkle, Jim Kjelgaard, James Oliver Curwood, Fred Gipson, and many others.

In the early 1950s through the late 1960s, Grosset and Dunlap drew from their own backlist and worked with other publishers to reprint some of the most popular of these titles and created the Famous Dog Stories series (the same happened with horse stories). At first, these came in lightweight cloth books with dust jackets, and gradually they shifted to pictorial hardcovers. While the publisher sold direct to libraries and consumers, a selection of them were also sold through Sears catalogs. These weren't all the dog books they offered: books by Albert Payson Terhune and Thomas Hinkle (and probably others) were published as separate series.

We've done our best to collect the list of those included in the series and offer that information here. Please note that most used copies we get do not include the dust jackets, and will often look like the cloth cover above.

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  • James Oliver Curwood: The Danger Trail
  • James Oliver Curwood: Isobel
  • Hubert Evans: Derry of Totem Creek
  • Ouida: A Dog of Flanders
  • Marshall Saunders: Beautiful Joe’s Paradise
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Almena's Dogs
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Regina Woody
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Baree, Son of Kazan
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by James Oliver Curwood
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 5th-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Bat, the Story of a Bull-Terrier
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Stephen W. Meader, illustrated by Edward Shenton
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Beautiful Joe
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Marshall Saunders
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Big Red
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jim Kjelgaard, illustrated by Shannon Stirnweis
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Bob, Son of Battle
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Alfred Ollivant
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 5th-9th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
Boru, the Story of an Irish Wolfhound
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by J. Allen Dunn
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Call of the Wild
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack London
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 6th-10th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
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)
Derry, Airedale of the Frontier
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Hubert Evans
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Dumb-Bell and Others
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by John Taintor Foote
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Greyfriars Bobby
by Eleanor Atkinson
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 6th-Adult
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Irish Red
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jim Kjelgaard
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
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)
Kazan the Wolf Dog
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by James Oliver Curwood
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 5th-9th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Lassie Come-Home
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Eric Knight
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 2nd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Outlaw Red
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jim Kjelgaard
from Grosset & Dunlap
Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Return of Silver Chief
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack O'Brian, illustrated by Kurt Wiese
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Rusty, A Cocker Spaniel
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Col. S. P. Meek
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Silver Chief to the Rescue
by Jack O'Brian, illustrated by Kurt Wiese
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Silver Chief's Big Game Trail
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Albert G. Miller
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Silver Chief's Revenge
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack O'Brian, illustrated by Kurt Wiese
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Silver Chief, Dog of the North
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack O'Brian, illustrated by Kurt Wiese
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Snow Dog
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jim Kjelgaard
from Grosset & Dunlap
Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Spike of Swift River
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack O'Brian
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-8th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
True Stories of Heroic Dogs
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by George Watson Little
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Valiant, Dog of the Timberline
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack O'brien
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-7th grade
in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
White Fang
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Jack London
from Grosset & Dunlap
Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
White Ruff
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by Glenn Balch
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
Wild Dog of Edmonton
G&D Famous Dog Stories
by David Grew
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
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