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1

Clifford the Big Red Dog

by Norman Bridwell

6,291 members

79 reviews

3.8

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, ahef1963, sr994

2

Whistle for Willie

by Ezra Jack Keats

5,231 members

269 reviews

4.1

5 Members: hipdeep, merrystar, cej1027, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda

3

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

47,915 members

1,395 reviews

3.9

4 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, st_bruno, ManWithAnAgenda

4

The Call of the Wild

22,827 members

346 reviews

3.8

4 Members: aulsmith, cej1027, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

5

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

12,372 members

389 reviews

4

4 Members: dara85, ahef1963, st_bruno, sr994

6

Three Men in a Boat

by Jerome K. Jerome

8,670 members

327 reviews

3.9

4 Members: aulsmith, merrystar, souloftherose, cej1027

7

Harry the Dirty Dog

4,419 members

116 reviews

4.1

4 Members: hipdeep, cej1027, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda

8

The 101 Dalmatians

2,701 members

59 reviews

4

4 Members: cej1027, ahef1963, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda

9

Where the Red Fern Grows

by Wilson Rawls

17,647 members

372 reviews

4

3 Members: cej1027, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda

10

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

11,406 members

250 reviews

3.9

3 Members: dara85, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda

11

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery

by Deborah Howe

8,837 members

170 reviews

4

3 Members: hipdeep, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

12

by Margaret Wise Brown

1,156 members

12 reviews

3.9

3 Members: cej1027, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda

13

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo

19,142 members

621 reviews

4.1

2 Members: cej1027, ahef1963

14

by P. D. Eastman

12,389 members

164 reviews

4.1

2 Members: hipdeep, merrystar

15

10,040 members

122 reviews

3.9

2 Members: hipdeep, cej1027

16

To Say Nothing of the Dog

by Connie Willis

7,366 members

320 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, ahef1963

17

The Incredible Journey

by Sheila Burnford

6,761 members

84 reviews

3.9

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

18

A Dog's Purpose

by W. Bruce Cameron

4,598 members

191 reviews

4.2

2 Members: sr994, breed3

19

4,276 members

44 reviews

4

3 Members: cej1027, sr994, ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar

20

Olive, the Other Reindeer

by J. Otto Seibold

3,048 members

29 reviews

4

2 Members: hipdeep, merrystar

21

The Celery Stalks at Midnight

2,747 members

24 reviews

3.8

2 Members: hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda

22

Lassie Come Home

2,660 members

28 reviews

3.9

2 Members: ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

23

2,532 members

15 reviews

3.9

2 Members: hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda

24

The Plague Dogs

by Richard Adams

2,440 members

49 reviews

½ 3.7

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

25

by Alexandra Day

2,302 members

90 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: dara85, cej1027

26

by Spencer Quinn

1,944 members

155 reviews

3.8

2 Members: sr994, blakelylaw

27

by Jules Feiffer

1,820 members

71 reviews

4.2

2 Members: hipdeep, cej1027

28

by Diana Wynne Jones

1,559 members

40 reviews

4.1

2 Members: merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda

29

Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero

by Michael Hingson

618 members

32 reviews

3.9

2 Members: dara85, sr994

30

Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself

by Margaret Wise Brown

435 members

5 reviews

3.9

2 Members: cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda

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14,129 members

147 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

32

All Creatures Great and Small

by James Herriot

9,032 members

163 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: cej1027

33

by John Reynolds Gardiner

8,064 members

73 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

34

by Sharon Creech

7,127 members

347 reviews

4.2

Member: ahef1963

35

Officer Buckle and Gloria

by Peggy Rathmann

7,086 members

249 reviews

4.2

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

36

Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great

6,952 members

44 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: sr994

37

The Penderwicks

by Jeanne Birdsall

6,753 members

210 reviews

4.1

Member: merrystar

38

All Things Bright and Beautiful

by James Herriot

5,522 members

58 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: cej1027

39

Biscuit (My First I Can Read)

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

5,020 members

38 reviews

3.8

Member: sr994

40

All Things Wise and Wonderful

by James Herriot

4,927 members

44 reviews

4.2

Member: cej1027

41

Henry and Ribsy

by Beverly Cleary

4,844 members

27 reviews

3.8

Member: cej1027

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by Beverly Cleary

4,615 members

24 reviews

3.8

Member: cej1027

43

by Agatha Christie

4,054 members

89 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ahef1963

44

Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School

3,357 members

63 reviews

4.2

Member: cej1027

45

by Robin McKinley

3,326 members

82 reviews

4

Member: merrystar

46

The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy

2,782 members

26 reviews

4

Member: sr994

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by Nora Roberts

2,649 members

75 reviews

3.9

Member: sr994

48

Henry And Mudge In Puddle Trouble

by Cynthia Rylant

2,601 members

15 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: cej1027

49

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

2,403 members

7 reviews

3.9

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

50

Big Dog .. Little Dog

by P. D. Eastman

2,264 members

23 reviews

4.1

Member: cej1027

51

Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers

by Laura Numeroff

2,074 members

25 reviews

4

Member: sr994

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by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

2,050 members

17 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

53

Clifford's Kitten

by Norman Bridwell

1,989 members

8 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: cej1027

54

James Herriot's Dog Stories

by James Herriot

1,942 members

19 reviews

4.2

Member: ahef1963

55

A Dog Called Kitty

by Bill Wallace

1,873 members

28 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

56

A Ball for Daisy

by Chris Raschka

1,792 members

318 reviews

4.1

Member: cej1027

57

Five True Dog Stories (Little Apple)

by Margaret Davidson

1,687 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: cej1027

58

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

1,669 members

17 reviews

4.2

Member: cej1027

59

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

1,479 members

133 reviews

4.2

Member: cej1027

60

The Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Pets

by Stan Berenstain

1,436 members

5 reviews

4

Member: merrystar

61

Beatrice Doesn't Want to

by Laura Numeroff

1,433 members

40 reviews

4

Member: cej1027

62

Follow My Leader

by James B. Garfield

1,430 members

17 reviews

3.9

Member: cej1027

63

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

by Ted Kerasote

1,379 members

55 reviews

4.2

Member: sr994

64

A Dog's Journey

by W. Bruce Cameron

1,368 members

42 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: sr994

65

How Rocket Learned to Read

1,286 members

94 reviews

4.1

Member: cej1027

66

James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories

by James Herriot

1,011 members

15 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: sr994

67

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners

by The Monks of New Skete

1,011 members

8 reviews

3.8

Member: hipdeep

68

Hondo and Fabian

by Peter McCarty

956 members

30 reviews

3.9

Member: cej1027

69

Higgledy Pigglety Pop! or, There Must Be More to Life

by Maurice Sendak

919 members

21 reviews

4.2

Member: cej1027

70

Angus and the Ducks

by Marjorie Flack

863 members

11 reviews

4.1

Member: cej1027

71

Get Fuzzy: The Dog Is Not a Toy (House Rule #4)

by Darby Conley

766 members

9 reviews

4.2

Member: hipdeep

72

A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog

by Mercer Mayer

739 members

26 reviews

4.1

Member: cej1027

73

The Adventures of Taxi Dog

by Debra Barracca

703 members

13 reviews

3.9

Member: cej1027

74

Oogy: The Dog Only A Family Could Love

661 members

49 reviews

3.8

Member: sr994

75

McDuff Moves In

by Rosemary Wells

651 members

21 reviews

4

Member: sr994

76

by Doreen Cronin

599 members

17 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: cej1027

77

The Night I Followed the Dog

556 members

35 reviews

4.1

Member: cej1027

78

546 members

5 reviews

½ 3.6

Member: sr994

79

by Jim Kjelgaard

543 members

7 reviews

4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

80

by Willie Morris

519 members

13 reviews

3.8

Member: sr994

81

The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me

505 members

16 reviews

3.8

Member: sr994

82

McDuff and the Baby

by Rosemary Wells

504 members

17 reviews

4.1

Member: sr994

83

Walter the Farting Dog: Trouble At the Yard Sale

by William Kotzwinkle

438 members

9 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: cej1027

84

The Dog Who Had Kittens

by Polly M. Robertus

331 members

1 review

5

Member: cej1027

85

Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm

325 members

13 reviews

3.9

Member: sr994

86

Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me

301 members

23 reviews

4

Member: sr994

87

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

296 members

7 reviews

½ 3.4

Member: sr994

88

by Anna Dewdney

291 members

4 reviews

½ 3.5

Member: cej1027

89

by James Oliver Curwood

229 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

90

Baree, Son of Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

221 members

6 reviews

½ 3.7

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

91

Red-Dirt Jessie

214 members

2 reviews

4

Member: cej1027

92

Silver Chief: Dog of the North

by Jack O'Brien

203 members

12 reviews

4.1

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

93

Something Queer Is Going on: A Mystery

by Elizabeth Levy

201 members

3 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

94

Christmas with Tucker

by Greg Kincaid

174 members

16 reviews

4.1

Member: dara85

95

Blair's Nightmare

by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

161 members

3 reviews

3.8

Member: ManWithAnAgenda

96

Carl's Sleepy Afternoon

by Alexandra Day

154 members

6 reviews

½ 4.4

Member: sr994

97

The Dog Who Came to Stay

149 members

5 reviews

3.9

Member: dara85

98

Sunday Mornings: A Mutts Treasury

by Patrick McDonnell

132 members

2 reviews

½ 4.3

Member: hipdeep

99

Cormac: The Tale of a Dog Gone Missing

by Sonny Brewer

125 members

2 reviews

3.2

Member: sr994

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by Andrea Zuill

104 members

7 reviews

3.8

Member: sr994

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December 2013
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