Beginning Chapter Books for Animal Lovers

Author

Description

The peaceful winter that Mona the mouse expected at the Heartwood Hotel is disturbed by a difficult guest, food shortages caused by a huge blizzard, and secrets.

22) Happy birthday Bad Kitty

Author

Bruel, Nick

Formats:

Book - Regular Print, Child - Beginning Reader

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"Get ready to party! It's Bad Kitty's birthday, and guess who's on the guest list? Chatty Kitty, Strange Kitty, Stinky Kitty, and her other neighborhood "pals". Join the fun in this riotous companion to Bad Kitty and Bad Kitty Gets a Bath!"--Page 4 cover.

23) Henry and Ribsy

Author

Cleary, Beverly

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Before he can go fishing with his father, Henry must keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month.

24) Humphrey's mixed-up magic trick

Author

Birney, Betty G

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"The students of Room 26 are doing reports about the jobs they want to have when they grow up--and Humphrey the classroom pet hamster helps aspiring magician Miranda show the class about her own dream job"--

25) Humphrey's school fair surprise

Author

Birney, Betty G

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"The students of Room 26 are so excited for Longfellow School's big school fair! Pet hamster Humphrey is too--but will he be allowed to march in the parade with his classmates?"--

26) It's not a dinosaur!

Author

McAnulty, Stacy

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When photographs of Peanut the dinosaur appear on the Web, Frank's father arrives in Wyoming with a story about the prehistoric reptile he saw nearby twenty years earlier.

27) Jelly Bean

Author

Lord, Cynthia

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No pets are allowed in the apartment where Suzannah and her family live, so she volunteers at a local pet shelter and plays with the dogs and cats there--but when a child whose family is moving brings in her pet guinea pig, Jelly Bean, Suzannah promises that she will find him the perfect home.

28) Kitten trouble

Author

Bruel, Nick

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When a nearby cat shelter is destroyed, Bad Kitty's family decides to foster some of the displaced kittens.

29) Merlin

Author

Lord, Cynthia

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When second-grader Suzannah arrives to volunteer at the animal shelter she finds that the newest arrival is Merlin, a mischievous ferret with a talent for hiding and stealing shiny things, so the Shelter Pet Squad needs to find a home that is a perfect match for a ferret.

30) Miki

Author

Miles, Ellen

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Charles and his family foster Miki, a Bichon Frise puppy whose former owner taught her to dance.

31) The mouse and the motorcycle

Author

Cleary, Beverly

Formats:

Audiobook on CD, Book - Regular Print, eAudiobook, Media Enhanced Book

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A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.

32) A mysterious egg

Author

McAnulty, Stacy

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During a summer at his grandparents' dinosaur museum and dig, the Dinosaur Education Center of Wyoming, Frank, aided by his cousin Sam and cat Saurus, cares for a newly-hatched dinosaur while trying to keep its existence secret, both from his grandparents and from the neighbors.

33) Paloma

Author

Lord, Cynthia

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A group of sato puppies, homeless dogs of various breeds from Puerto Rico, has arrived at the animal shelter, and second grade volunteer Suzannah immediately falls in love with one puppy, Paloma--but it is her job to get the puppy ready for adoption, a separation that could easily break her heart.

34) Patches

Author

Miles, Ellen

Formats:

Book - Regular Print, Child - Beginning Reader

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Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They have a puppy of their own named Buddy, but they also foster dogs that need help finding new homes. Charles and his friend Sammy are on their way home from school one day when they hear a puppy crying. His name is Patches, and he's tied up in a garage all by himself. His owners seem to care ABOUT Patches, but they don't know how to care FOR him. And it's up to Charles and Lizzie to show them!

35) Pirate Pug: the dog who rocked the boat

Author

James, Laura

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Pug and Lady Miranda are off to the seaside! Pug is dreaming of naps under the beach umbrella, but when a little mishap means he has to wear an eyepatch, things quickly get a lot less snoozy! Soon Pirate Pug and his ragtag crew of friends find themselves on the trail of buried treasure. They have to reach the island where X marks the spot before the other pirates beat them to it. There's just one problem -- Pug is scared of water!

36) Pugsley

Author

Miles, Ellen

Formats:

Book - Regular Print, Child - Beginning Reader, eAudiobook

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When Liz meets a mischievous young pug named Pugsley while working at her aunt's day care center for dogs, she steps in to train Pugsley so that he can get a good owner.

37) Ribsy

Author

Cleary, Beverly

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Henry Huggins's dog Ribsy didn't mean to get lost in the huge shopping mall parking lot... but after a comical mix-up one rainy afternoon, he finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Now Ribsy's on a quest to find Henry, and home -- but there's plenty of excitement to be had before he gets there!

38) Roxy

Author

Miles, Ellen

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Charles needs an idea for his science project fast! But when the Petersons take in Roxy, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel and Chihuahua mix with an injured leg, Charles has an idea. Can Charles train this new pup using the scientific method and help her find a new home?

39) Safari pug: the dog who walked on the wild side

Author

James, Laura

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Deciding that Pug needs to face his fears, Lady Miranda takes him to a safari park where he goes nose-to-nose with Florence, a rare white lion cub, but he soon realizes that lions may not be the most dangerous thing in the wildlife park.

40) Snowball

Author

Miles, Ellen

Formats:

Book - Regular Print, Child - Beginning Reader

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Charles and Lizzie Peterson are very good with puppies. They want one of their own, but their mom isn't ready for them to have one full time. So for now, they take care of puppies that need help finding new homes. The Peterson kids hear about Snowball. Someone left the fluffy puppy all alone at the gas station. Snowball is sick and hungry. He needs a family of his own. Can Charles and Lizzy find one that is just right?