A Book Featuring a Pet

This list of titles fulfill the UBN 2026 category of a book that features a pet.

Updated January 8, 2026
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The travelling cat chronicles
Arikawa, Hiro
Paper Book
A book that "speak[s] volumes about our need for connection--human, feline or otherwise" (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can provide the...
A dog's purpose : [a novel for humans]
Cameron, W. Bruce.
Paper Book
Surprised to find himself reborn as a golden-haired puppy after a tragically short life as a stray mutt, Bailey wonders if he will ever find his purpose, in this beautifully crafted work that teaches that love never dies and that every creature on Earth is born with a purpose.
Suspect
Crais, Robert.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling Author -- LAPD cop Scott James is not doing so well. Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault killed his partner Stephanie and nearly killed him and left him ready to explode. He's unfit for duty -- until he meets his new partner. A German Shepherd who survived...
El chico y el perro
Hase, Seish
Paper Book
WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT
ISHIDA, SYOU
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller A cat a day keeps the doctor away... Discover the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel that has become an international sensation in this utterly charming, vibrant celebration of the healing power of cats. Tucked away...
On Earth as it is on television : a novel
Jane, Emily
Paper Book
The arrival of spaceships can bring up a lot of big questions: what does it mean that we're not alone? Why did aliens come here? Who knew beforehand? Where are the aliens going? Wait...They can't just leave! Without inviting us into their galactic federation - or at the very least obliterating us!...
The Kamogawa food detectives
Kashiwai, Hisashi
Paper Book
The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series, for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto...
Doctor Sleep : a novel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining--an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is "[a] vivid frightscape" (The New York Times)--also a major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor! Years ago, the...
The call of the wild and selected stories
London, Jack
Paper Book
Out of the white wilderness, out of the Far North, Jack London, one of America's most popular authors, drew the inspiration for his robust tales of perilous adventure and animal cunning. Swiftly paced and vividly written, the novel and five short stories included here capture the main theme of...
Dog on it : a Chet and Bernie mystery
Quinn, Spencer.
Paper Book
The first book of the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, an "enchanting one-of-a-kind novel" (Stephen King) that is "nothing short of masterful" (Los Angeles Times). Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, and Bernie,...
Lily and the octopus
Rowley, Steven
Paper Book
"Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer...a profound experience." --The Washington Post Combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, Lily and the Octopus is an...
Following Atticus : forty-eight high peaks, one little dog, and an extraordinary friendship
Ryan, Tom.
Paper Book
Set against the backdrop of New Hampshire's White Mountains, a man and a dog embark on the challenge of a lifetime in this true story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human and animal spirit.  After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight, acrophobic...
Travels with Charley : in search of America
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book
An intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers   To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light--these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to...

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