Dogs Genre
Books in the Dogs genre:
Dirk’s Dog, Bello (1939)
Author(s):
Meindert De Jong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Smoky-House (1940)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Juneau the Sleigh Dog (1942)
The story of Juneau, a brave and loyal sled dog who lives with his owner in Alaska.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
West Lathrop
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Poky Little Puppy (1942)
Author(s):
Janette Sebring Lowrey
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Spike of Swift River (1942)
When Dan Kirk is thrown off a train in Swift River in the North Woods logging country, Spike the wounded vagrant shepherd dog, picks him up as master.
Author(s):
Jack O’Brien
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
A Puppy for Keeps (1943)
Author(s):
Quail Hawkins
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Return of Silver Chief (1943)
In this war-time mystery, Sergeant Jim Thorne of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and his wolf dog, Silver Chief, must capture escaped Nazi prisoners.
Author(s):
Jack O’Brien
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Silversheene, King of Sled Dogs (1943)
Author(s):
Clarence Hawkes
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Sly Mongoose (1943)
The story of a lovable small boy and the little white dog he hopes to own, all in the city of Trinidad.
Author(s):
Katherine Pollock
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Miss Hickory (1946)
Miss Hickory has a hickory nut for a head, but her body is an applewood twig.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Illustrator(s):
Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Pinocchio (1946)
Author(s):
Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Doll’s House (1947)
Author(s):
Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s):
None
Positive Pete (1947)
Pete gets anxious when his master becomes interested in a girl. But she knows well the way to a dog’s heart.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Daughter of the Mountains (1948)
Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa.
Author(s):
Louise Rankin
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Ranger: Sea Dog of the Royal Mounted (1948)
Author(s):
Charles S. Strong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mouse’s House (1949)
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Prince and the Porker (1950)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Ranger’s Arctic Patrol (1952)
Author(s):
Charles S. Strong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Amos, the Beagle with a Plan (1953)
Author(s):
John Parke
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Magic Fishbone (1953)
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Silver Chief’s Revenge (1954)
Author(s):
Jack O’Brien
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Eloise (1955)
Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956)
Author(s):
Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith
Illustrator(s):
Anne Grahame Johnstone
Janet Grahame Johnstone
Lottie (1957)
Author(s):
John Symonds
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)
Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.
Author(s):
Robert Murphy
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Hector the Stowaway Dog: A True Story (1958)
Author(s):
Kenneth Dodson
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (1961)
The fox stole two of the farmer’s geese to feed his family.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Burl Ives
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals (1961)
A yellow lab, an ancient bull terrier and a Siamese cat make their way home across two hundred and fifty miles of Canadian wilderness.
Author(s):
Sheila Burnford
Illustrator(s):
Carl Burger
Phil Stong’s Big Book (1961)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Island of Fish in the Trees (1962)
Author(s):
Eva-Lis Wuorio
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan: The Story of the Play (1962)
Author(s):
J. M. Barrie
Eleanor Graham
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Tim’s Friend Towser (1962)
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Beautiful Culpeppers (1963)
Author(s):
Marion Upington
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll (1966)
Author(s):
Aingelda Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Muffletumps The Story of Four Dolls (1966)
Author(s):
Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Starlight Barking (1967)
Author(s):
Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith
Illustrator(s):
Anne Grahame Johnstone
Janet Grahame Johnstone
The Stuffed Dog (1967)
Author(s):
John Symonds
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
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)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
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
The Night Ride (1973)
Three abandoned toys escape the dustbin and go on an exciting ride through the night to find a new home.
Author(s):
Aingelda Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Noah’s Ark (1977)
Author(s):
Jacobus Revius
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Pinkerton, Behave! (1979)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Little Moon Theater (1981)
Jo Jo, Jip and Nicolette traveling about in their caravan presenting plays and granting wishes, are shivering in the winter’s cold until a little old fairy godmother grants their wish.
Author(s):
Irene Haas
Illustrator(s):
Irene Haas
The Pet Store (1981)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
A Rose for Pinkerton (1981)
Pinkerton’s people decide he needs playmate. But a cat?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Young Melvin and Bulger (1981)
Author(s):
Mark Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Prehistoric Pinkerton (1982)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Tallyho, Pinkerton! (1982)
Pinkerton is in trouble again. This time he is in the thick of the hunt -- a fox hunt!
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Velveteen Rabbit (1983)
The velveteen rabbit learns what it means to be real.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margery Williams Bianco
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Good Old Dolls (1984)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
The Great Rescue (1984)
Author(s):
Mark Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Peter Spier’s Little Dogs (1984)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Rent-a-Robot (1984)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Janet Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
Gentleman Bear (1985)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Noelle of the Nutcracker (1986)
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Push the Dog (1986)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Colin McNaughton
Woof! (1986)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Wenger
The First Dog (1988)
Kip the cave boy tames a paleo wolf and names him Dog.
Read online at archive.org.
Just My Size (1990)
Even after a young girl outgrows her new coat, it goes on and on.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
May Garelick
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Bear Nobody Wanted (1992)
The adventures of a teddy bear who was just a bit of a snob, but he was made that way.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume One (1992)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Two (1992)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
Trouble with Trolls (1992)
Fun with Mrs. Thumb (1993)
Ginger Paw just wants to play with Mrs. Thumb and her doll house.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jan Mark
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Give the Dog a Bone (1993)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
Big Bear’s Treasury Volume Three (1994)
Author(s):
Antonia Barber
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
The Candlewick Book of Animal Tales (1996)
A collection of stories and poems by various authors and illustrators. Includes Polar Bear Cat by Nicola Bayley.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Et al
The Gingerbread Baby (1999)
Slow Dog Falling (1999)
Fast Fox is chasing chickens again but, unluckily for him, it's Slow Dog's day to do chores in the hen house. Whatever Slow Dog is doing, he always manages to fall and flatten Fast Fox.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
André Amstutz
Rocking Horse Land (2000)
Author(s):
Naomi Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Angela Barrett
White Fang (2000)
A classic story of a half-dog half-wolf who is brutalized by a bad master during the Klondike gold rush, but finally finds a man he can love.
Author(s):
Jack London
Illustrator(s):
Ed Young
The Wizard of Oz (2000)
Author(s):
L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton (2001)
Pinkerton, the great dane, is inspired to raise a penguin chick. As usual, chaos ensues. Read online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Gingerbread Friends (2008)
Jan Brett’s Snowy Treasury (2009)
Can I Come Too? (2013)
A mouse journeys to see the largest creature, picking up other curious animals along the way.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Brian Patten
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
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