Doggone Good Dog Stories

For Preschoolers

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Arthur’s New Puppy by Marc Brown.
RC 41874
Arthur has a new puppy named Pal, and they love each other very much. But Pal is a very naughty puppy, and Arthur is in danger of losing him if Arthur doesn’t get Pal to behave. For preschool-grade 2.

Arthur’s Pet Business by Marc Brown.
BR 50442 or RC 41178
Arthur wants a puppy, but first he has to prove he is responsible enough to take care of it. So Arthur gets a job taking care of other people’s animals. One of them, a dog named Perky, lives up to its name. And just as Arthur thinks he is in big trouble, Perky proves to be a real pet. For grades K-3.

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer.
BR 12040
A mother dog is concerned when her puppy George cannot bark. He can quack and meow and moo, but no “arf” comes out. So his mother takes George to the vet to find a solution. Print/Braille. For preschool-grade 2.

Bertie Was a Watchdog by Rick Walton.
LP 1097
Bertie, a dog as small as a watch, outsmarts an overconfident robber. For preschool-grade 2.

Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli.
BR 51155 or LP 693
A little yellow dog wants ever one more thing before he’ll go to sleep. For preschool-grade 2. For more stories about Biscuit, call the library.

Cromwell by Barney Saltzberg.
RC 28316
Cromwell is certainly not like other puppies. He wears clothes, digs holes with a shovel, and even reads to the other puppies. But his new owner, Arthur, expects him to act like a regular dog. For preschool-grade 2.

The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep.
RC 27725
Howie the hound can’t believe his ears when his brother tells him that a giant squirrel is stalking Farmer Johnson’s land. But it’s true! And, this monster squirrel hates hound dogs. If it bites one when the moon is full, the dog is forever cursed. For grades K-3.

The Digging-est Dog by Al Perkins.
RC 12895
A pet store dog who has never had a chance to dig a hole creates chaos when he learns how to dig and becomes the digging-est dog in the world. For grades K-3.

Dog Eared by Amanda Harvey.
LP 937
Self-conscious about its ears, a dog tries doing a number of things to make them look better. For preschool-grade 2.

Go Away, Dog by Joan L. Nodset.
BR 51207 or LP 752
An old dog’s friendly persistence slowly convinces a young boy to take him home. My First I Can Read book. For preschoolers.

Going to the Corner by Julia Noonan.
LP 983
A baby and his puppy enjoy a trip to the corner store. For preschoolers.

The Hallo-wiener by Dav Pilkey.
RC 42615
Oscar, the dachshund, is half a dog tall and one-and-one-half dogs long. His friends laugh at him and call him “Wiener Dog.” On Halloween Oscar hurries home from obedience school to make a costume to wear trick-or-treating. But his mother has his outfit all made—a hot dog bun. What will Oscar do? If he wears the costume, his friends will tease him even more. For grades K-3.

Harry and Lulu by Arthur Yorinks.
BR 51124
Lulu, who has always wanted a dog, instead gets a very unusual stuffed animal that takes her on a trip to France. For preschool-grade 2.

Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion.
BR 14329 or LP 1051 or RC 44905
Harry, a white dog with black spots, loves all of his neighbors, except the lady next door. She sings so high and loud that it hurts Harry’s ears. Harry tries many ways to get the lady to stop, but none seems to be successful. For preschool-grade 2.

Harry, the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion.
BR 14034 or RC 44939
A funny story about a white dog with black spots who likes dirt so much that he becomes a black dog with white spots. For preschool-grade 2.

Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All by Cynthia Rylant.
BR 11069 or BR 50916
On the first day of May, Henry wakes up and informs Mudge that today is Henry’s birthday. But all Mudge does is roll over and snore. It takes several promises of good treats to eat to get Mudge going. But then Henry and Mudge have the best day of all! For grades K-3. There are many more books in this series. Call Wolfner Library if you would like to read more Henry and Mudge adventures.

McDuff and the Baby by Rosemary Wells.
LP 1090
McDuff enjoys reading the paper with Fred and taking walks in the woods with Lucy, but all that changes when they bring a new baby home. For preschool-grade 2.

McDuff Moves In by Rosemary Wells.
BR 11028
When the dogcatcher’s truck goes over a bump in the road, a little white dog falls out and lands in a bed of flowers. He doesn’t know where he is, but he knows he is hungry. He goes looking for something to eat and a warm place to stay. The dog is not welcomed at the first two homes, but at the third house, a nice couple takes him in. Print/Braille. For preschool-grade 2.

Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans.
BR 5901 or BR 51056 or RC 44293
Another story about little Madeline in Paris, this time being rescued from the Seine by a dog named Genevieve. Print/Braille. For grades K-3.

Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh.
RC 40496
Helen has a dog named Martha, and one day when Helen doesn’t want to eat her alphabet soup, she gives it to Martha. Then a strange thing happens. Instead of going to Martha’s stomach, the soup goes to Martha’s brain. Suddenly Martha can talk, and she doesn’t stop talking for days—until her family tells her to “Shut up!” Before long they are very sorry. For preschool-grade 2. For other Martha books, call Wolfner Library.

Max Makes a Million by Maira Kalman.
BR 50941
Max’s dream is to live in Paris and be a poet. But do you think it is easy for a dog to pack a small brown suitcase, put on a beret, and hop on a plane? Ha! No one will buy Max’s poems, so without money, he must stay put. Print/Braille. For grades K-3.

No Roses for Harry by Gene Zion.
BR 14420
Harry the dirty dog is the unhappy recipient of a gaudy rose-covered sweater knitted for him by Grandma. Since it is hardly the thing for a self-respecting dog to wear, Harry tries hard to lose it but someone always brings it back to him. For preschool-grade 2.

Nosey Gilbert by Abigail Pizer.
BR 7929
Gilbert the dog, Tabitha the cat, and Henrietta Goose are awakened from a lazy, summer-afternoon snooze by the buzzing of a swarm of bees. When Gilbert chases a bee into an old flower pot and pushes his large, black, shiny nose right in after it, he’s in for a painful surprise and his first trip to the vet. For preschool-grade 2.

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann.
BR 10015 or LP 50125
Officer Buckle knows lots of safety tips, and he loves to share them with the students at Napville School. But nobody seems to listen to him. Then one day the Napville police department gets a police dog named Gloria. Officer Buckle takes her along the next time he goes to Napville School, and this time the children listen. But why? Print/Braille. For grades K-3.

Oh, My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh! by Sarah Weeks.
LP 942
Mrs. McNosh’s dog breaks his leash and leads her on a merry chase in the park, disrupting a boating party, a wedding, and a ball game. For preschool-grade 2.

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? by Iza Trapani.
LP 287
An expanded version of the traditional rhyme, in which the little dog runs away and explores the desert, mountains,and oceans before deciding that home is best. For preschool-grade 2.

Only One Woof by James Herriot.
RC 24632
The story of a Yorkshire sheepdog who never barks. For preschool-grade 2.

Otto and the Magic Potatoes by William Pene Du Bois.
RC 12397
Baron Backgammon, who grows the world’s biggest roses and potatoes, wants to kidnap and study a dog two-and-a-half stories tall in hope of improving the quality of his enormous roses and potatoes. For grades K-3.

Papa’s Lemonade and Other Stories by Eve Rice.
BR 3392
Five little adventures of a canine family that makes the best of everything, including a broken piggy bank, an unplanted garden, and lemonless lemonade. For grades K-3.

The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy by Jane Thayer.
RC 25615
Petey, a puppy, wants a boy for Christmas more than anything else in the world. Just when it looks as if no boys are to be found, he stumbles upon 50 boys, all waiting to be his. For preschool-grade 2.

The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner by Eileen Christelow.
RC 27764
Lola Dog, co-owner of the Diamond Dog Diner, always cooks in her diamonds to make the muffins rise and the eggs scramble. She listens to Glenda Feather’s warning of diamond robbers in town, but Glenda spoils her own brilliant idea for hiding the diamonds by her loud talk, which also causes her to be taken hostage by the robbers. For preschool-grade 2.

Sit, Truman! by Dan Harper.
LP 689 or WOD 403
A busy day in the life of Truman the dog includes walks, play time, and a little dog named Oscar. For preschool-grade 2.

Theodor and Mr. Balbini by Petra Mathers.
BR 7911
Mr. Balbini had a dog, Theodor. Balbini always thought Theodor was as content as he. That is, until the day that Theodor began to talk. Theodor didn’t like the food, or the route that Mr. Balbini always took for their walk, or the fact that they did not have color TV. For preschool-grade 2.

Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog by Sara Swan Miller.
RC 41414
Have you noticed that your dog seems to sleep all day long? Maybe the animal has nothing to do and is bored. So here are three stories you can read to your dog. The first story is about a burglar, the second about a dog bone, and the third one about a dog wanting to be wild. For grades K-3.