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Books in the Dogs genre:

Trap-Lines North (1965)

Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Enos Comstock

Visitor from the Sea (1965)

When Becky Marshall rescues a dog washed up on her island, she has to figure out a way to keep it.

Author(s): Dorothy Simpson
Illustrator(s): Lee Smith

The Great Dane Thor (1966)

Lars learns what it means to be responsible, and what it means to have a dog as a pet.

Author(s): Walter Farley
Illustrator(s): Joseph Cellini

Doctor Dolittle Boxed Set (1967)

Includes Doctor Dolittle’s Circus, Zoo, Caravan, Garden, In the Moon, Return.

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

The Starlight Barking (1967)

Pongo the dalmation wakes up one day and discovers that the rest of the world is rapt in unwakeable slumber. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Stuffed Dog (1967)

Two girls discover a talking doll in the attic.

Author(s): John Symonds
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

No Room for the Baker (1969)

His pets are crowding him out of his shop, so the baker decides to take action. Translated from the German. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Käthe Recheis
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Pavilion (1969)

The Haverard cousins discover a music pavilion at the back of Kitsons’.

Author(s): Elfrida Vipont
Illustrator(s): Prudence Seward

Phoebe and the Prince (1969)

Phoebe meets a flea who has dined on royalty.

Author(s): Doris Orgel
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Five Hundred Animals from A to Z (1970)

Surely the largest, most inclusive animal picture book of them all.

Author(s): Joseph A. Davis
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Otto and the Magic Potatoes (1970)

Otto the giant otter hound and his friend Duke are on vacation. Otto finds a use for Baron Backgammon’s giant potatoes and saves the Village of Backgammon.

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

Benjy and the Barking Bird (1971)

When Aunt Sarah brings her barking parrot for a visit, Benjy feels it is infringing on his job.

Author(s): Margaret Bloy Graham
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

Crabapple Night (1971)

Did Mrs. Fink really poison their dog?

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)

A book of animal sounds.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Mary of Mile 18 (1971)

Mary lives in the Canadian wilderness, and longs for a wolf pup of her own.

Author(s): Ann Blades
Illustrator(s): Ann Blades

All Creatures Great and Small (1972)

Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants--four-legged and otherwise--with the world’s best-loved animal doctor.

Author(s): James Herriot
Illustrator(s): None

Rojankovsky’s Wonderful Picture Book (1972)

A collection of some of Rojankovsky’s best illustrations from the Golden Books.

Benjy’s Dog House (1973)

Father says Benjy must sleep outside so he sets out to find a dog house.

Author(s): Margaret Bloy Graham
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

The Genie of Sutton Place (1973)

When Tim finds a Genie, the excitement starts in Sutton Place.

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon

Rufus Round and Round (1973)

A story about a dog named Rufus.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Joanna Worth

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