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Books in the Pets genre:

The Animal Story Book (1896)

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Here are 66 illustrated tales, mostly true, about creatures of land, sea, and air. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
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Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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Bob Son of Battle (1898)

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Two sheep farmers and their sheepdogs engage in a years-long battle to prove their superiority in handling sheep with the son of one caught between. Published in the U.K. under the title Owd Bob: The Grey Dog of Kenmuir. ... View More

Author(s): Alfred Ollivant
Illustrator(s): Marguerite Kirmse

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Pigs Is Pigs (1906)

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Mike Flannery, the Westcote agent of the Interurban Express Company determines that guinea pigs should pay the same freight as hogs, not pets. The consignee refuses to pay and Mike ends up with a rapidly multiplying stock of guinea pigs. Read online ... View More

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s): Will Crawford

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The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920)

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The story of how Doctor Dolittle learned to speak with the animals and became the animals’ doctor. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922)

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In search of Long Arrow the Indian, Doctor Dolittle and his companions journey to the floating Spidermonkey Island. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1923
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Doctor Dolittle’s Post Office (1923)

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Doctor Dolittle discovers that animals also have a written form of their language and goes about setting up the fastest postal service in the world for them. Read online at archive org..... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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The Story of Mrs. Tubbs (1923)

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Her animal friends, Pink, Ponk, and Punk, help Mrs. Tubbs regain her home. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Doctor Dolittle’s Circus (1924)

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Concerned by the abuse of animals in the circus, Doctor Dolittle decides to start his own to show how good a circus could be if the animals were in charge. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Doctor Dolittle’s Zoo (1925)

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In these adventures the good Doctor solves a mystery and opens a zoo in his back garden.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Doctor Dolittle’s Caravan (1926)

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Doctor Dolittle’s Circus travels to London where they stage a bird opera.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Doctor Dolittle’s Garden (1927)

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Doctor Dolittle continues his researches into the lives of animals and learns the languages of insects. He is visited by a giant moth and embarks on a journey to the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Doctor Dolittle in the Moon (1928)

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Doctor Dolittle extends his researches to the language of plants when he meets the wonderful inhabitants of the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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La Mésaventure de Madame Popotte (1930)

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French translation of The Story of Mrs. Tubbs.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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Liang & Lo (1930)

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Liang and Lo set out on the back of Lo’s water buffalo to slay the dragon.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Kurt Wiese
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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Doctor Dolittle’s Return (1933)

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Doctor Dolittle makes his triumphant return from his visit to the moon.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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The Story about Ping (1933)

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Ping is a young duck, who misses her master’s boat at evening and must struggle to find her way back the next day. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Marjorie Flack
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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Doctor Dolittle’s Birthday Book (1935)

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Each page contains a quotation and picture from the Doctor Dolittle books and space to record birthday reminders.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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No-Sitch: The Hound (1936)

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Bert is nine years old and needs a dog and No-Sitch fills the bill.

Author(s): Phil Stong
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

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Andy and the Lion (1938)

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A little boy named Andy was interested in lions. On his way to school, he met a real lion with a thorn stuck in its paw.

Author(s): James Daugherty
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1939
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The Yearling (1939)

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The story of Jody and his love for a fawn.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

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