Julia Gillian (and The Quest For Joy)
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: school stories, friendship, trumpets, secrecy, family life, minneapolis (minn.), fear, saint bernard dog, dogs, death, reading, middle schools, families, schools, best friends, trumpet, secrets, neighborhoods, neighborhood, family, pets [X], animals [X]
Alfred's Nose
Even though everybody loves him as he is, Alfred, a French bulldog, finds it hard to accept his unusual looks, especially his nose.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: french bulldogs, bulldogs, nose, self-acceptance, dogs, french bulldog, bulldog, pets [X], animals [X]
Hotel For Dogs
Andi, unable to adopt an adorable stray dog because of her aunt's allergies, enlists her brother Bruce in a plan to care for the dog and its puppies in an abandoned house down the street, but when the siblings give in the urge to take in more canine guests, the secret becomes too large to keep.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: dogs, dog stories, videodiscs, closed caption video recordings, african american social workers, inventors, abandoned buildings, pets [X], animals [X]
Santa Paws, Come Home
Santa Paws is kidnapped during Christmas time, and his family looks for him.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: dogs, animal stories, christmas stories, christmas, kidnapping, holidays, pets [X], animals [X], jewish holidays, fasts and feasts
Don't Take Your Snake For A Stroll
Mayhem ensues when a little boy takes unusual pets like a rhinoceros and a kangaroo to places usually reserved for people.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
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A Fuzzy-fast Blur
A collection of pet-themed poetry for children that includes full-color photographs of dogs, cats, birds, snakes, fish, hamsters, and others.
811
year: 2009
copies: 14
call number/section: 811
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Happy Birthday Bad Kitty
"Get ready to party! It's Bad Kitty's birthday, and guess who's on the guest list? Chatty Kitty, Strange Kitty, Stinky Kitty, and her other neighborhood 'pals.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 143
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: kittens, birthdays, animal behavior, cats, human behavior, humor, wit and humor, pets [X], animals [X], animal fiction, humorous fiction
Binky The Space Cat
Binky, a house cat who believes the family home is actually a space station, trains and prepares to travel into outer space, where his humans go everyday and need his protection.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 70
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: cats, family life, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, graphic novels, cartoons and comics, family, pets [X], animals [X], families
Katie Loves The Kittens
When Sara Ann brings home three little kittens, Katie the dog's enthusiasm frightens the kittens away, until she learns that a quiet patience is sometimes needed to begin a friendship.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 47
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 330
Puppy Power
Boisterous third-grader Fran has trouble controlling herself, but learning how to train her gigantic Newfoundland puppy helps her gain enough self-control to win the part of princess in the class play.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: human behavior, self-control, newfoundland dogs, dogs, school stories, newfoundland dog, schools, pets [X], animals [X]
Ten Dogs In The Window
After ten dogs are placed in a display window for the whole wide world to see, one by one their numbers diminish until the last canine departs with its new owner.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
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Cody
Lizzie Peterson, who takes care of animals whenever she can, offers to lend a hand when an energetic Dalmatian is left on their porch, but when the puppy destroys Lizzie's Halloween costume, she's not sure if she can convince an owner to adopt him.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
Bad Kitty Gets A Bath
Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 130
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
Otis
When Otis, the friendly little tractor, is replaced by a big new tractor, Otis is cast away behind the barn.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: tractors, farm life, farms, compact discs, audiobooks, kittens, animals [X], animal babies, cats, pets [X], spanish language