International Day of the Dog: Puppies and Dogs Book List II

Still prepping for International Day of the Dog on April 28, 2013?  Want more than just picture books?  Here's a selection of novels, early readers, middle-grade fiction, and young adult, with important canine characters.


Fiction and YA

Arctic Storm (A Canadian Flyer Adventure #16)
Written by Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Patricia Ann Lewis MacDougall
Owlkids Books
96 pp.
Ages 6-9
2011

Barry, Boyhound
Written by Andy Spearman
Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Canada
230 pp.
Ages 9-12
2005

Bringing Up Beauty
Written by Sylvia McNicoll
Stoddart Kids
204 pp.
Ages 10-13
1994

Beauty Returns
Written by Sylvia McNicoll
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
195 pp.
Ages 12-14
2006

A Different Kind of Beauty
Written by Sylvia McNicoll
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
208 pp.
Ages 13-15
2008

Berta: A Remarkable Dog
Written by Celia Barker Lottridge
Illustrated by Elsa Myotte
Groundwood Books
99 pp.
Ages 7-9
2002

Birdie For Now
Written by Jean Little
Illustrated by Renné Benoit
Orca Book Publishers
154 pp.
Ages 8-11
2002

Black Dog Dream Dog
Written by Michelle Superle
Illustrated by Millie  Balance
Tradewind Books
141 pp.
Ages 9-10
2010

The Carved Box
Written by Gillian Chan
Kids Can Press
232 pp.
Ages 10-14
2001

Dancing Through the Snow
Written by Jean Little
Scholastic Canada
248 pp.
Ages 9-12
2007

Different Dragons
Written by Jean Little
Puffin
112 pp.
Ages 8+
2007 (reissue)

Dog Days
Written by Becky Citra
Orca Book Publishers
93 pp.
Ages 7-11
2003

Dog House Blues
Written by Jacqueline Pearce
Orca Book Publishers
176 pp.
Ages 8-12
2005

Dog Lost
Written by Ingrid Lee
Scholastic
197 pp.
Ages 9-12
2008

Dog Tracks
Written by Ruby Slipperjack
Fifth House
225 pp.
Ages 12+
2008

Dog Walker
Written by Karen Spafford-Fitz
Orca Book Publishers
110 pp.
Ages 11-14
2006

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
Written by Farley Mowat
Random House Canada
226 pp.
Ages 12+
1984

Einstein Dog
Written by Craig Spruce
Thistledown Press
258 pp.
Ages 11-14
2009

Elixir
Written by Eric Walters
Penguin
192 pp.
Ages 8-12
2005

The Graveyard Hounds
Written by Vi Hughes
Tradewind Books
167 pp.
Ages 9-11
2008

Hubcaps and Puppies
Written by Rosemary Nelson
Napoleon
172 pp.
Ages 9-11
2002

Junkyard Dog
Written by Monique Polak
Orca Book Publishers
107 pp.
Ages 11-14
2009

Last Chance (A Robyn Hunter Mystery)
Written by Norah McClintock
Scholastic Canada
228 pp.
Ages 12-15
2006

Last Chance for Paris
Written by Sylvia McNicoll
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
204 pp.
Ages 12-15
2008



 


Lost and Found
Written by Jean Little
Illustrated by Leoung O'Young
Viking Kestrel
82 pp.
Ages 8-10
1985

Lucky Baldwin's Vow
Written by Morley Callaghan
Stoddart
181 pp.
Ages 9-12
1995 (re-issue)

Lucky's Mountain
Written by Dianne Maycock
Orca Book Publishers
112 pp.
Ages 8-11
2007

The Mummy Lives (Sam, Dog Detective series)
Written by Mary Labatt
Kids Can Press
114 pp.
Ages 8-10
2002

Nix Minus One
Written by Jill MacLean
Pajama Press
296 pp.
Ages 12+
February, 2013

Nobody's Dog
Written by Ria Voros
Scholastic Canada
150 pp.
Ages 8-12
2012

No Pets Allowed
Written by Irene N. Watts
Illustrated by Kathryn E. Shoemaker
Tradewind Books
112 pp.
Ages 7-9
2010

Piper
Written by Natale Ghent
Illustrated by Cindy Ghent
Orca Book Publishers
176 pp.
Ages 9-13
2000

The Prairie Dogs
Written by Glenda Goertzen
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
164 pp.
Ages 8-12
2005

City Dogs
Written by Glenda Goertzen
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
133 pp.
Ages 8-12
2007

Miracle Dogs
Written by Glenda Goertzen
Hazeldell Productions
142 pp.
Ages 8-12
2012

Prince for a Princess
Written by Eric Walters
Illustrated by David Parkins
Orca Book Publishers
64 pp.
Ages 7-9
2012

Puppy Love
Written by Frauke Scheunemann
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi
312 pp.
Ages 9-12
2012


 

Rescue Pup
Written by Jean Little
Orca Book Publishers
101 pp.
Ages 8-10
2004

Forward, Shakespeare!
Written by Jean Little
Illustrated by Hanne Lore Koehler
Orca Book Publishers
100 pp.
Ages 7-9
2005

Sea Dog
Written by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
Illustrated by Amy Meissner
Orca Book Publishers
62 pp.
Ages 6-8
2006
 

Shimmerdogs
Written by Diane Linden
Thistledown Press
134 pp.
Ages 9-13
2008

Shu-Li and Diego
Written by Paul Yee
Illustrated by Shaoli Wang
Tradewind Books
84 pp.
Ages 7-10
2009

Snitch
Written by Norah McClintock
Orca Book Publishers
100 pp.
Ages 12-16
2005

Swindle
Written by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
252 pp.
Ages 8-12
2008

Zoobreak
Written by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
230 pp.
Ages 9-12
2009

Framed
Written by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
34 pp.
Ages 10-12
2010

Showoff
Written by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
248 pp.
Ages 10-12
2012

Hideout
Written by Gordon Korman
Scholastic Canada
256 pp.
Ages 8-12
January 2013

What's a Daring Detective Like Me Doing in the Dog House?
Written by Linda Bailey
Kids Can Press
185 pp.
Ages 8-11
1997








Non-fiction titles will be listed tomorrow.  But, at 48 picture books and today's 49 novels, I think we've made an excellent start at our dogs and puppies' #youngCanLit booklist!