Books for Animal Lovers: Kid's Version!

Updated April 25, 2024
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Some pets
DiTerlizzi, Angela
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
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
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-
Check out this bestselling, rollicking, and humorous twist on the classic "first pet" story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy! When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy in the woods, she's absolutely delighted. She brings him home and begs her mom to let her keep him,...
Wackiest White House pets
Davis, Kathryn Gibbs.
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...
DC League of Super-pets
Lewman, David
The DC Super-Pets star in a Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader with over 30 stickers--just in time for the DC League of Super-Pets movie to hit theaters in Summer 2022! Whenever the people . . . and pets! . . . of Metropolis are in danger, Krypto the Super-Dog...
Pets and their famous humans
Gallo, Ana (Children's literature author)
Did you know that Mozart's pet starling was the inspiration for his Piano Concerto No. 17? Or that writer Dorothy Parker loved animals so much she let a pair of alligators swim in her bathtub? These are just a couple of the stories in this delightful and surprising collection that profiles the...
The secret life of pets the junior novelization
Lewman, David.
The Secret Life of Pets: The Junior Novelization is the paperback retelling of the hit movie!The Secret Life of Pets: The Junior Novelization is a retelling of Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures' The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the...
Animals in the house a history of pets and people
Keenan, Sheila.
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.
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 Sweetie...
125 pet rescues from pound to palace : homeless pets made happy
Fačy, Bernard
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, discover...
Fearless felines 30 true tales of courageous cats
Hamilton, Kimberlie
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
From author Matilda Rose and illustrator Tim Budgen, the creators of the When You Adopt series, When You Adopt a Pandarina is a sparkling picture book about trying your best and never giving up, thanks to an inspiring magical pet.   Next time you're in...

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