Books for Animal Lovers: Kid's Version!

Updated April 24, 2025
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Some pets
DiTerlizzi, Angela
Paper Book
The duo that brought you the "bright" and "breezy" (Booklist) Some Bugs is back with a vibrant companion book that's packed with your favorite pets. Some pets sit. Some pets stay. Some pets fetch, And some pets play. Come one,...
All pets allowed
Griffin, Adele
Paper Book
New dog, no tricks! Becket Branch has one birthday wish--a dog! Dogs are outgoing and friendly, and they live life loud, just like Becket. Becket's twin, Nicholas, wants a pet more like him--a peaceful, quiet indoor cat. When their parents...
Superman family adventures. Super-pets!
Baltazar, Art
Paper Book
What is Jimmy Olsen's Supergirl Theory? The sky is filled with Super-Pets! What's up with Jimmy's wristwatch? How does that thing work? Oh yeah, there's also an appearance by Superman!
Children make terrible pets
Brown, Peter, 1979-
Paper Book
Check out this bestselling, rollicking, and humorous twist on the classic "first pet" story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy, from #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wild Robot! When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy in the...
Wackiest White House pets
Davis, Kathryn Gibbs.
Paper Book
In the tradition of the Caldecott-winning book SO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT? Gibbs Davis and David A. Johnson present some of the White House's wackiest residents with hilarious fun. White House pets come in every size, shape, and species. What are some of the pets that...
Eva's new pet
Elliott, Rebecca, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Eva Wingdale is getting a new pet, in this New York Times bestselling early chapter book series just-right for emerging readers! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to...
The great catnapping
Ecton, Emily
Paper Book
In this hilarious, high-stakes companion to The Great Pet Heist, The Great Ghost Hoax, and The Great Vandal Scandal, the pet friends take matters into their own paws--and tentacles--to rescue Walt and the white cat when they get catnapped. The white cat,...
They call me no Sam
Daywalt, Drew
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller An Indie Next Pick A "howlingly funny tale." --ALA Booklist (starred review) From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a heavily illustrated,...
Animals in the house a history of pets and people
Keenan, Sheila.
Paper Book
Everything you've ever wanted to know and more about our favorite companions. ANIMALS IN THE HOUSE scampers through the history of pets and people and takes a closer look at today's most popular pets. There are approximately 377,800,000 pets purring, slithering, or swimming in the...
8 class pets + 1 squirrel [divided by] 1 dog = chaos
Vande Velde, Vivian.
Paper Book
Running into the school to escape a hungry owl was easy. But with the door locked and an angry dog chasing him, how will Twitch the squirrel get back out?   He'll need a hand, of course. . . . and maybe a paw, a fin, and a wing, too. Can the classroom pets--including...
125 pet rescues from pound to palace : homeless pets made happy
Paper Book
This is a collection of hilarious and heartwarming stories of dogs, cats, and all types of pets given a second chance, and the human animal lovers who rescued them.   From the dog who saved her owner from a fire, to the cat that plays the piano, to the cow that thinks it's a dog,...
Fearless felines 30 true tales of courageous cats
Hamilton, Kimberlie
Paper Book
From World War II London to outer space, meet the coolest cats in history in a colorful illustrated compendium of famous felines and cat facts.Drawing from the thrilling lives of more than 30 adorable cats throughout history, Kimberlie Hamilton retells the fascinating tales of cats through the...
When you adopt a Pandarina
Rose, Matilda
Paper Book
A sparkling picture book about trying your best and never giving up, thanks to an inspiring magical pet. Next time you're in Fairyland, make sure you visit Mrs Paws's Haven for Magical Pets in the town of Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk. It's...
The man who didn't like animals
Underwood, Deborah
Paper Book
*A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year!* *An Amazon Top 20 Children's Book of the Year!* Who was Old MacDonald before he had a farm? A New York Times bestselling duo brings us this freshly imagined origin story about the storied farmer...
Spider-Man animals assemble
Maihack, Mike, author, artist.
Paper Book
Marvel Comics' friendly neighborhood superhero becomes a pet sitter in Spider-Man: Animals Assemble, an original graphic novel for early readers by award-winning author-illustrator Mike Maihack. When the Avengers are assembled to contain a super threat in New York City,...

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