One of the 2014 Summer Reading Program themes was “Paws to Read,” here are some read-alikes that go with that theme.
For Little Ones (ages two – five)
Swenson, Jamie. Boom! Boom! Boom!- Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty School Daze.
- Helakoski, Leslie. Doggone Feet!
- Kulka, Joe. My Crocodile Does Not Bite.
- Taylor, Thomas. The Pets You Get.
- Cocca-Leffler, Maryann. A Vacation for Pooch.
- Best, Cari. Ava and the Real Lucille.
- Teague, Mark. Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School.
- Keats, Ezra Jack. Pet Show!
- LaRochelle, David. The Best Pet of All.
- Morrison, Cathy. I Want a Pet!
- Sauer, Tammi. Me Want Pet!
- Siegel, Randy. My Snake Blake.
- Meddaugh, Susan. Martha Speaks series.
- Frazee, Marla. Boot and Shoe
For Early Readers (ages five – six)
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge series.- Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby series.
- Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Big Red Dog series.
- Heilbroner, Joan. A Pet Named Sneaker.
- McKinlay, Megan. Duck for a Day.
- Ries, Lori. Good Dog, Aggie.
- Capucilli, Alyssa. Biscuit series.
- Palmer, Helen. A Fish Out of Water
Moving-Up Transitional Books (ages six – eight)
Joyner, Andrew. Boris Gets a Lizard.- Gallagher, Diana. Pet Friends Forever series.
- Nees, Susan. Class Pets.
- Barshaw, Ruth. Best Friends Fur-Ever.
- Winkler, Henry. How to Scare the Pants off your Pets.
- Wells, Rosemary. Ivy Takes Care.
- McKay, Hilary. Lulu series.
- Cleary, Henry. Henry and Ribsy.
- Cameron, Ann. Spunky Tells All.
- DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson series.
- Averill, Esther. Jenny the Cat series
For Tweens (ages nine – twelve)
Lean, Sarah. A Dog Called Homeless.- Woodrow, Allan. The Pet War.
- Howe, James. Bunnicula series.
- Ibbotson, Eva. One Dog and His Boy.
- Beck, W.H. Malcolm at Midnight.
- Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey.
- Rylant, Cynthia. Every Living Thing.
- Mowat, Farley. Owls in the Family.
- George, Jean Craighead. There’s an Owl in the Shower.
- Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh series.
- Cowley, Joy. Chicken Feathers.
- Birney, Betty G. Adventure According to Humphrey.
- Jennings, Patrick. My Homework Ate My Homework.
- Angus, Sam. Soldier Dog.
- Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Cheshire Cheese Cat.
- Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan.
- DeFelice, Cynthia. Wild Life.
- Nuzum, K.A. The Leanin’ Dog.
- Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
- Bauer, Michael Gerard. Just a Dog.
- Santat, Dan. Sidekicks.
- Stine, R.L. Little Shop of Hamsters.
- Feiffer, Jules. A Room with a Zoo
- Wheeler, Lisa. The Pet Project: Cute and Cuddly Vicious Verses.
- Singer, Marilyn. Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom.
- Katz, Susan. Oh, Theodore! Guinea Pig Poems.
- MacLachlan, Patricia. Cat Talk
Moberg, Julia. Presidential Pets.- Townsend, John. Amazing Animal Helpers.
- Turner, Pamela S. Hachiko: the True Story of a Loyal Dog.
- Jackson, Donna M. ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room.
- Herriot, James. James Herriot’s Treasury for Children.
- King-Smith, Dick. I Love Guinea Pigs.
- George, Jean Craighead. A Tarantula in my Purse.
- Selbert, Kathryn. War Dogs: Churchill and Rufus.
- Katz, Jon. Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm.
- Muntean, Michaela. Stay! The True Story of Ten Dogs.