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Paws to Read Theme Read-Alikes

One of the 2014 Summer Reading Program themes was “Paws to Read,” here are some read-alikes that go with that theme.

For Little Ones (ages two – five)

  • Pet ShowSwenson, Jamie. Boom! Boom! Boom!
  • Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty School Daze.
  • Helakoski, Leslie. Doggone Feet!
  • Kulka, Joe. My Crocodile Does Not Bite.
  • Taylor, Thomas. The Pets You Get.
  • Cocca-Leffler, Maryann. A Vacation for Pooch.
  • Best, Cari. Ava and the Real Lucille.
  • Teague, Mark. Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School.
  • Keats, Ezra Jack. Pet Show!
  • LaRochelle, David. The Best Pet of All.
  • Morrison, Cathy. I Want a Pet!
  • Sauer, Tammi. Me Want Pet!
  • Siegel, Randy. My Snake Blake.
  • Meddaugh, Susan. Martha Speaks series.
  • Frazee, Marla. Boot and Shoe

For Early Readers (ages five – six)

  • Mr. Putter and TabbyRylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge series.
  • Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby series.
  • Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Big Red Dog series.
  • Heilbroner, Joan. A Pet Named Sneaker.
  • McKinlay, Megan. Duck for a Day.
  • Ries, Lori. Good Dog, Aggie.
  • Capucilli, Alyssa. Biscuit series.
  • Palmer, Helen. A Fish Out of Water

Moving-Up Transitional Books (ages six – eight)

  • Henry and RibsyJoyner, Andrew. Boris Gets a Lizard.
  • Gallagher, Diana. Pet Friends Forever series.
  • Nees, Susan. Class Pets.
  • Barshaw, Ruth. Best Friends Fur-Ever.
  • Winkler, Henry. How to Scare the Pants off your Pets.
  • Wells, Rosemary. Ivy Takes Care.
  • McKay, Hilary. Lulu series.
  • Cleary, Henry. Henry and Ribsy.
  • Cameron, Ann. Spunky Tells All.
  • DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson series.
  • Averill, Esther. Jenny the Cat series

For Tweens (ages nine – twelve)

  • One and Only IvanLean, Sarah. A Dog Called Homeless.
  • Woodrow, Allan. The Pet War.
  • Howe, James. Bunnicula series.
  • Ibbotson, Eva. One Dog and His Boy.
  • Beck, W.H. Malcolm at Midnight.
  • Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey.
  • Rylant, Cynthia. Every Living Thing.
  • Mowat, Farley. Owls in the Family.
  • George, Jean Craighead. There’s an Owl in the Shower.
  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh series.
  • Cowley, Joy. Chicken Feathers.
  • Birney, Betty G. Adventure According to Humphrey.
  • Jennings, Patrick. My Homework Ate My Homework.
  • Angus, Sam. Soldier Dog.
  • Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Cheshire Cheese Cat.
  • Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan.
  • DeFelice, Cynthia. Wild Life.
  • Nuzum, K.A. The Leanin’ Dog.
  • Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
  • Bauer, Michael Gerard. Just a Dog.
  • Santat, Dan. Sidekicks.
  • Stine, R.L. Little Shop of Hamsters.
  • Feiffer, Jules. A Room with a Zoo

Poetry

  • Wheeler, Lisa. The Pet Project: Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses.
  • Singer, Marilyn. Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom.
  • Katz, Susan. Oh, Theodore! Guinea Pig Poems.
  • MacLachlan, Patricia. Cat Talk

Nonfiction

  • Presidential PetsMoberg, Julia. Presidential Pets.
  • Townsend, John. Amazing Animal Helpers.
  • Turner, Pamela S. Hachiko: the True Story of a Loyal Dog.
  • Jackson, Donna M. ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room.
  • Herriot, James. James Herriot’s Treasury for Children.
  • King-Smith, Dick. I Love Guinea Pigs.
  • George, Jean Craighead. A Tarantula in my Purse.
  • Selbert, Kathryn. War Dogs: Churchill and Rufus.
  • Katz, Jon. Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm.
  • Muntean, Michaela. Stay! The True Story of Ten Dogs.
Published on Feb 1, 2014
Posted by: pennypeck
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