"Let's get a pup!" said Kate by Graham, Bob 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2001)

BTSB #: 390965 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-6   
AR: 2.8 LG RC: 2.6 K-2 Lexile: 600 AD F&P: L

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Dog adoption - Fiction Pets - Fiction Animal shelters - Fiction

Summary: When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.

Boo loves books by Baillie, Kaye 

BTSB Prebound(New Frontier, 2020)

BTSB #: 080863 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Animals

Subjects: Books and reading - Fiction Dogs - Fiction School stories Animal shelters - Fiction Shyness - Fiction

Summary: Some dogs are shy and anxious; so are some children. Can Boo and Phoebe turn their fears into a positive experience? A book that celebrates the joy of reading.

Felipe and Claudette by Teague, Mark 

BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 874139 In Bindery

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.9 LG Lexile: 540

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Cats - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Pet adoption - Fiction Animal shelters - Fiction

Summary: Long time residents of Mrs. Barrett's adoption shelter, Felipe (a grumpy cat) and Claudette (a hyperactive dog) seem like they will never find a forever home, and Felipe is convinced that it is all Claudette's fault--but when the dog is finally adopted, Felipe is so depressed that he hides on adoption day, and it turns out that Claudette also misses her friend.

Jelly Bean [Shelter Pet Squad]by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2014)

BTSB #: 587055 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.6 LG RC: 3.2 3-5 Lexile: 670

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Animal shelters - Fiction Volunteers - Fiction Guinea pigs - Fiction Pets - Fiction Responsibility - Fiction

Summary: 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.

Lety out loud by Cervantes, Angela 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2019)

BTSB #: 203940 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 720

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Animal shelters - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: Lety Andrade's first language is Spanish and she loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't find the right word. But she fears her position there may be in jeopardy when the volunteers agree to an unapproved secret competition among themselves.

Lily's story [Puppy tale, Dog's purpose puppy tale]by Cameron, W. Bruce 

BTSB Prebound(Starscape, 2019)

BTSB #: 184124 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.2 MG Lexile: 630

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Dog rescue - Fiction Animal shelters - Fiction

Summary: A rescue dog to the rescue! Lily is the smallest puppy in her litter and the only girl. Her brothers are bigger and stronger and like to push her around. When Lily meets a girl named Maggie Rose at the animal shelter, Lily discovers things are not so bad. Lily's size means that she can help other animals who are in trouble. It's Lily to the rescue!

Madeline Finn and the shelter dog by Papp, Lisa 

BTSB Prebound(Peachtree, 2019)

BTSB #: 698666 In Bindery

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.5 LG RC: 3.5 K-2 Lexile: 530

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Animal shelters - Fiction Dogs - Fiction

Summary: When Madeline Finn learns about animal shelters, she wants to do something to make the residents feel loved.

Webster : tale of an outlaw by White, Ellen Emerson 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2015)

BTSB #: 940872 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.7 MG RC: 4.5 3-5 Lexile: 740

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Animal shelters - Fiction Cats - Fiction

Summary: A cynical shelter dog learns to let down his guard and form a new animal family in this heartwarming and humorous friendship story from the author of Santa Paws.

Who wants Broccoli? by Jones, Val 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2015)

BTSB #: 500416 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Animals

Subjects: Dogs - Fiction Pet adoption - Fiction Animal shelters - Fiction

Summary: Broccoli is a big, noisy dog at Beezley's Animal Shelter who desperately wants to be adopted--but it seems like his loud bark and his trick of throwing his water dish in the air and catching it is not working.