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 life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy. We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new...
A dog's purpose
Cameron, W. Bruce.
Paper Book
A Dog's Purpose--the #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture--is a perfect gift to introduce dog lovers to this wonderful series. Based on the beloved bestselling novel by W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog's Purpose, from director Lasse...
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...
The hound of the Baskervilles
Edginton, Ian.
Paper Book
When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in his grounds, with a large animal footprint near his lifeless body, the locals are convinced that the hound is back. It is up to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to uncover the truth and keep the new heir to Baskerville Hall safe from danger.
The boy and the dog
Hase, Seishū
Paper Book
The new novel from the award-winning translator of Sweet Bean Paste Winner of the Naoki Prize Winner of the Society of Authors Sasakawa Foundation Prize  Perfect for fans of The Guest Cat and Before the Coffee Gets...
We'll prescribe you a cat
Ishida, Syou
Paper Book
For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, discover the award-winning Japanese sensation - a charming celebration of the HEALING POWER of CATS. A cat a day keeps the doctor away ... On the top floor of an old building at the end of a cobbled alley in Kyoto...
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...
Dog on it a Chet and Bernie mystery
Quinn, Spencer.
Paper Book
In this irresistible new detective series featuring a canine narrator, Quinn speaks two languages--suspense and dog--fluently. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, and in a few places terrifying . . . [a] one-of-a-kind novel (Stephen King).
Lily and the octopus
Rowley, Steven
Paper Book
Remember the last book you told someone they had to read? Lily and the Octopus is the next one.This is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can't live without. For Ted Flask, that someone special is his aging companion Lily, who happens to be a dog. Lily and the Octopus...
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 inspirational true story of love, loss, and the resilience of the human and animal spirit.  After a close friend died of cancer, middle-aged, overweight,...
Travels with Charley : in search of America
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book
An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in a deluxe centennial edition In September 1960, John Steinbeck embarked on a journey across America. He felt that he might have lost touch with the country, with its speech, the...

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