Gone to the dogs

For all you dog lovers out there, check out this selection of fiction books about dogs and even narrated by dogs.

Updated August 21, 2024
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Barking up the wrong tree
Ardagh, Philip
Paper Book
Meet Sally Stick and her dog (and best friend) Fetch. Together, they're Stick and Fetch: Detectives. A girl. A dog. A detective agency.Sally loves nothing more than investigating a good mystery - and her shaggy canine companion Fetch loves nothing more than to be at her side when she does. There's...
Bones and biscuits : letters from a dog named Bobs
Blyton, Enid
Paper Book
It's a dog's life! An adorable book of letters from Bobs the dog, by much-loved author Enid Blyton. The perfect gift for animal-lovers of all ages. "Bones and biscuits! If a cheeky bird didn't fly down to my nose and eat a crumb off my left whiskers! Really, people...
The dog who lost his bark
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
A warm, uplifting story for young readers about a boy and his dog and the power of music to heal; a first-time collaboration from two Irish Children's Laureates.Patrick has been desperate for a dog of his own for a long as he can remember - and this summer, with his father away, he longs for a buddy...
Because of Winn-Dixie
DiCamillo, Kate
Audiobook
The classic heartwarming tale from Kate DiCamillo--now with an afterword from the beloved author, reflecting on twenty years in print One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries--and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie...
Friends fur-ever
Do, Anh
Paper Book
The first ever full-colour adventure from mega-bestselling author Anh Do. Smarty Pup is PAWSOME!
Hotdog!
Do, Anh
Paper Book
Meet Hotdog, the sausage dog, and his friends! Theres Kev, the goofy cat, whos always dressed up in some silly costume, and Lizzie, the gutsy lizard, who eats bug burgers for breakfast! Together theyre going on a mad adventure to help a baby bird find its missing mum! Hotdog and his friends will go...
Grover finds a home
Garth, Claire
Paper Book
Grover is a brave dog, but right now he's cold, wet, hungry and afraid. After escaping from his owner's yard in a thunderstorm, Grover is taken to a local animal shelter. The people there are kind, but Grover isn't sure he'll be allowed to stay. His owner doesn't seem to want him...
Barky, the barking dog
Griffiths, Andy
Paper Book
This hilarious story starring Barky the Barking Dog from The 13-Storey Treehouse has been formatted especially for beginner readers and has colour illustrations.
Indiana Bones
Heape, Harry
Paper Book
Indiana Bones is a shaggy dog with a difference. He's got superpowers and can sniff out criminals and - with his young friend and owner Aisha - solve mysteries that would flummox the world's more expert detectives! In their first case, they are on the trail of treasure hidden...
The vanishing
Holt, Christopher
Paper Book
When all the humans in his world disappear, Max, a yellow Labrador Retriever, begins the search for his family. He knows that if he can just find Madame Curie, a wise, old black Lab, she'll be able to help. Madame had a premonition of astonishing events to come -- she might know where Max's...
The battle begins
Hughes, Devon
Ebook
Perfect for fans of the Animorphs and Warriors series, Devon Hughes's exhilarating debut is full of friendship, heroism, high stakes, and epic adventure. Castor has always been a stray, prowling with his pack in the back alleys of Lion's Head. That is, until the day that he's captured and...
Storm of dogs
Hunter, Erin
Paper Book
From Erin Hunter, #1 nationally bestselling author of the Warriors series, comes the sixth book in the action-packed Survivors animal fantasy series. Full of "wild and wonderful adventure" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Survivors will thrill fans of Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire. ...
Barkly Mansion and the wildest week
Keil, Melissa
Paper Book
An adorably funny series about a slightly odd house that's turned upside down when a new friend comes to stay.    Edmund is settling in just fine with Kyle, Cookie, Fizzy and Lady Delilah - but things are never calm for long at Sullivan Street! Will the...
Paris takes over the world
May, Kyla
Paper Book
"Hi! Im Paris. I write in my travel journal as I explore the world! Paris is 10 years old and is off to visit her favourite city, PARIS! While she is there, she meets a girl named Amelie who has lost her dog, Eclair. Can Paris help Amelie trace her steps through the landmarks of the city to find the...
How I became a dog called Midnight
Miller, Ben
Paper Book
The best magic happens when the clock strikes twelve . . . Turn the page, share the adventure in the bestselling canine adventure from Ben Miller. George has always wondered what it's like to be a dog.  One night, a magical mix-up with an enchanted fountain means he swaps...
Ready... steady ...itch!
Wallace, Adam
Paper Book
First in a new series from bestselling author Adam Wallace featuring NON-STOP BUTT JOKES A pugnacious Pug. A butt-scuttling Greyhound. An unlikely friendship... IF they can both avoid being captured by infamous dog catcher, S.M. Ellybutt, that is. Readers of...
The under dogs
West, Tracey
Paper Book

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