Top Dog Stories for Every Grade

In the original story that has sparked the imaginations of young readers for generations, a little girl gets a tiny puppy who grows up to be the biggest dog in the whole world. 

There's never been another dog as delightful—or dirty—as Harry. Whether he's a white dog with black spots, or a black dog with white spots, Harry is sure to steal readers' hearts (and their scrub brush, too, if they're not careful).

Officer Buckle's safety presentation at Napville Elementary School is always ignored. But soon, children are paying attention...to Officer Buckle's new police dog, Gloria. A story about the importance of teamwork.

Ribsy is having a rough week. Will he ever be able to find his way home? Follow his trail, and his tail, in this canine adventure.

Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They want a puppy of their own more than just about anything, but their mom still doesn't think their family is ready for one. Then, Goldie arrives... 

Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someone's summer house. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they will need to survive as stray dogs—but then their mother is taken from them suddenly and too soon.

Jack hates poetry. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments, and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.

There is trouble brewing in the Louisiana swamp—Bowser can smell it.

Acclaimed author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor writes in a folksy, down-home style as she spins the story of a young boy's efforts to find his way through a complicated situation. 

When Biscuit finds a little lost duckling, he helps it make its way home—and then their fun begins!

From Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson, this is the moving story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII.