Catalogue Page for animal: Dog

Dogs’ Home

A dog tells its story of living in a Dogs’ Home and the other dogs living there.

By Susan Gordon

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Madari and his Animals

This story has a message about the age-old relationship between man and animals that modern laws fail to grasp.

By Nandita Bose

Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Indian, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Dog, Monkey, Parrot, Snake Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

The Clever Trick

Mr Squirrel and Mr Rabbit have a clever plan for collecting blackberries in spite of the dog.

By Dave Gregson

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Dog, Rabbit, Squirrel Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Find Your Voice, Jack

Jack is an obedient and faithful dog. However, he crumbles in front of bullies. An incident shakes him up and changes his nature.

By Padmini Krishnan

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

Roamer

A young boy befriends an alien from another planet in the form of an Earth dog.

By Lily Tierney

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 mins

Bailey, the Nosey Puppy

Bailey is a curious little puppy and when he moves into his forever home he finds he has a best friend in Robbie. But being the nosy puppy that he is, he quickly experiences some painful, but very important, life lessons.

By Cindy Eggleston

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

The Dog Who Loved the Water

Jet the dog’s love of water gets him into a lot of trouble, and his owner Lyla realizes she has to figure out how to end his bad habits before summer ends.

By Becca Wierwille

Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

The Secret Classroom

Some of us have pets, the others own farmhouses. Have we ever wondered about what the animals do when we are away?

By Padmini Krishnan

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Modern, Original Animals: Dog, Horse, Monkey, Owl Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 mins

Terror in the Sky

This story is about a young girl who braves a horrific storm to save her beloved dog, Buster. She is all alone and must calculate her every move in order to save herself and Buster. In the end, one must wonder, who actually saved whom?

By Barbara L. Kanehl

Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

Bad Luck, Twitch

Twitch believes his bad luck rubs on to his boy until he meets up with a witch and realises that it was all a big mistake.

By Rita Antoinette Borg

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Modern, Original Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

Halum, the Temple Tiger

A story of two odd friends – the crow Bika with a broken beak and Mangy the mangy dog who lived with an old doctor near a forest – and how this led to the legend of the Temple Tiger with the glowing eyes.

By Nandita Bose

Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Indian, Legend, Original Animals: Crow, Dog, Tiger Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

Storm: A Puppy’s Journey of Hope

Hurricanes cause awful damage. This story is about a puppy’s experiences during Puerto Rico’s recent catastrophe.

By Kathleen Gemmell

Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Modern, Original, True Animals: Dog Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 mins