Recommended Reading: Picture Books
“Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate
Category: Picture Books
By Bob Graham, 2001
When Kate and her parents go to the animal shelter to adopt a puppy, it’s love at first sight – twice! The young family decides that two dogs are better than one – especially when one is wee and bouncy, and the other “old and gray and broad as a table.” A fun way to introduce the joys – and struggles – of pet ownership.
A Butterfly is Patient
Category: Featured Reading, Non-Fiction, Picture Books
By Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long, 2015
A Home for Dakota
Category: Picture Books
By Jan Zita Grover, 2010
Dog No. 241, from a puppy mill breeding operation is rescued and taken to a warm, secure foster home. She is eventually renamed Dakota and learns to love and trust. A new challenge arrives when Dakota is adopted by a family with a little girl, Sweetie, who is also undergoing recovery. Dakota and Sweetie learn from and take comfort in one another.
Always Blue for Chicu
Category: Picture Books
By Karen Dugan, 2010
Over many long years, Chicu is handed off from one owner to another until he finally ends up at a parrot sanctuary. Chicu's story opens a window into the life of exotic birds whose very beauty leads to their imprisonment, birds whose unique qualities call out for understanding and care.
Bunny the Brave War Horse: Based on a True Story
Category: Non-Fiction, Picture Books
By Elizabeth MacLeod, 2014