Overview: Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives Henry's dog, Ribsy, the center stage in this dog's-eye view of the adventure of a lifetime. Good ol' Ribsy's ever-curious mind has always gotten him into scrapes, but this time he may have gone too far. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Ribsy will do anything to find Henry, but there's plenty of excitement to be had along...

Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog named Rex.

Told in rhyming text, Pig the pug spreads destruction wherever he travels, creating complete chaos wrecking parties and parades until finally the locals unite to tell him to go away--but Pig never really learns his lesson and remains a bad traveling companion to this day.

"McKenna, fourteen, is losing her vision to Stargardt's disease, but that will not stop her from competing in a rigorous new sled dog race through the Canadian wilderness." -- Ever since her vision started deteriorating, fourteen-year-old McKenna Barney has felt out of place in the world. Out of place at home and at school and even on the trail with her dogs. Now, to help her younger sister with her own ongoing battle with an eye disease, McKenna...

Bowser is a mutt, just adopted by eleven-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother, but when they all get home to Grammy's bait and tackle shop in the bayou they discover that their prize stuffed marlin has been stolen--so Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and dangerous.

Big Dog and Little Dog are canine companions who stick together through thick and thin. In this, their first bilingual adventure, Big Dog and Little Dog are hungry! And as any good dog knows, friends who chow down together, nap together. With deceptively simple text, graphic illustrations, and tongue-in-cheek humor, Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey brings the joys of childhood friendships to life through his tales of two lovable dog pals. This...

"It only takes a little to BE BIG! Meet Emily Elizabeth and her dog, Clifford. Clifford is big. Clifford is red. But most of all, Clifford knows how to be a good friend." -- Emily Elizabeth loves her huge dog Clifford even though he is far from perfect.

"Kidnapped from his California home and sold to prospectors embarked for the Yukon Gold Rush, Buck, a pampered house dog who has known comfort all of his life, finds himself thrust into a brutal world of cruel human masters, savage fellow sled-dogs, and an unforgiving wilderness full of hardship and misery. In the wilds, Buck earns the love of a man as rugged as he is, and he reacquaints himself with his true animal nature, a noble heritage passed...

At the police dog training school, free-spirited Lulu does not fit in with the other, more obedient dogs, and it is up to her handler to help Lulu find a way to be happy.

When Arfy finds a homeless kitten, he writes letters to prospective owners, hoping to find the perfect home for his new friend.