Bolt (2008)
Kiddo and I both loved “Bolt,” though I do think she was a little young to understand it entirely. It starts sweetly when Penny rescues Bolt as a puppy. Viewers soon discover that Bolt and Penny are stars of an…
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The Digging-est Dog
Kiddo loves The Digging-est Dogby Al Perkins and Eric Gurney, but I’m not so crazy about it. Told from the dog’s point of view, the story has a somber but promising start: “I was the saddest dog you could ever see,/…
Tags: Al PerkinsAnimal AbuseCowsDairy IndustryDogsEarly ElementaryEric GurneyPet StoresPreschoolers
Speak! Children's Book Illustrators Brag About Their Dogs
Check out the stories, poems, and (most importantly) pictures of the dogs loved by Lucy Cousins, Barbara Westman, Lisa Campbell Ernst, Wendell Minor, Betsey Everitt, and other children’s book illustrators. From the…
Biscuit
Biscuit, the little golden pup in Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories’s early reader book, wants all the same things as kids do when he’s getting ready for bed. He wants a snack, a drink, a kiss, a hug, one more…
Tags: Alyssa Satin CapucilliBiscuitBooks that Teach EmpathyCompanion AnimalsDogsPreschoolersPuppy
The Dog Who Belonged to No One
Our dog is supposed to be dead. Picked up as a skin-and-bones stray, he was scheduled to be euthanized in a high-kill shelter a few days before a rescue transport van arrived. A shelter worker hid him, hoping the…
Tags: Amy BatesAmy HestAnimal RescueAnimals in NeedDogsEarly ElementaryHomeless AnimalsIllustrationJennifer GannettPreschoolers
Low Song
Written by poet Eve Merriam and illustrated by Pam Paparone, Low Song is a rhythmic ode to all things small and low. The narrator sings the praises of dachshunds, a cow’s tongue licking clover, sleeping giraffes, and…
Tags: CowsDachshundsDogsEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsGiraffesPreschoolersRaccoonsSeasonsvegan kidsWildlife
Moo, Baa, La La La!
Little kids seem to love Sandra Boynton’s board books. Of all of that kiddo had, this is my favorite, in part because it teaches about the sounds animals make (albeit from a pretty anglo perspective) but also because…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BookCatsCowsDogsFarmed AnimalsIllustrationPigSandra BoyntonSheep
Dog Heaven
Cynthia Rylant’s work suggests that she knows what it’s like to grieve for an animal companion. In this beautifully illustrated book, she envisions an afterlife for dogs, complete with angel children to play with,…
Tags: CatsCynthia RylantDeath of a PetDogsEarly ElementaryGrievingIllustrationPreschoolers
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
I’ve got mixed feelings about the Fancy Nancy series by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. On one hand, Nancy is a bright, confident girl who likes learning new words and being thoughtful to her friends. On the…
Tags: Animal SheltersCompanion AnimalsDogsEarly ElementaryFancy NancyFemale ProtagonistJane O'ConnorMuttsPinkPreschoolersRobin Preiss Glasser