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Books in the Dogs genre:

Animal Stories #8008 (1944)

Original stories featuring our animal friends. This is a later edition with about half as many stories. It is a Big not a Giant Little Golden Book.

Author(s): Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Belinda the Mouse and Peggy and the Pup (1944)

Two stories in one volume.

Author(s): Helen Sewell
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

Pretzel (1944)

Pretzel is a very looong weiner dog - which sometimes is a disadvantage and sometimes a distinct advantage.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Santana, the Hero Dog of France (1945)

A dog and his master give their lives to stop the German advance on Paris in World War I.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

Skippy’s Family (1945)

An homage to a dog and his family.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Elizabeth P. Korn

The Skittle-Skattle Monkey (1945)

Jasmine the monkey gets into mischief as soon as the family walks out the door.

Author(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

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

Newbery Medal
Newbery Medal - 1947
Newbery Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1947

Pinocchio (1946)

Pinocchio the wooden puppet learns from his mistakes and at last becomes a real boy.

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

Pretzel: A Page for Children (1946)

Pretzel is a very looong weiner dog - which sometimes is a disadvantage and sometimes a distinct advantage. These short stories taken from Pretzel and the Puppies were published in Good Housekeeping magazine.... View More

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Pretzel and the Puppies (1946)

Pretzel and Greta now have five puppies.

Author(s): Margret Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

Tortilla Girl (1946)

Lupe wants a long-haired dog of her own. 

Author(s): May F. McElravy
Illustrator(s): Laura Bannon

When it Rained Cats and Dogs (1946)

On a magical day, cats and kittens, dogs and puppies rain down on waiting children.

Author(s): Nancy Byrd Turner
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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

Rogue Reynard (1947)

The trickster fox defeats his enemies. 

Author(s): Andre Norton
Illustrator(s): Laura Bannon

The Sleepy Little Lion (1947)

In-between naps, a lion cub meets a series of pets.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Ylla

Us and the Duchess (1947)

An English setter comes to stay with the Evans family. The paper of this book has deteriorated sadly - read with care.

Author(s): Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s): Reisie Lonette

The Winter Noisy Book (1947)

Muffin tunes his ears to the sounds of winter.

Read online at archive.org. 

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

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1949
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1948

Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake (1948)

The Doctor and his friends travel to darkest Africa to rescue an ancient turtle. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Our Puppy (1948)

Our puppy has had a busy day, and it’s only time for lunch!

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Elsa Ruth Nast
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

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