Queen, Ben
Summary: "Bear is a guide dog who would do anything for his owner and best friend Patrick who is blind. But when Bear suddenly loses his vision, he worries he's lost his purpose in life - protecting Patrick! Following the misguided advice from some self-serving raccoons, Bear embarks on a transformative journey to regain his eyesight. Out of both necessity and survival, he learns to tap into his other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 QUECameron, W. Bruce
Summary: "Some dogs were born to lend a helping hand (or paw!). Zeus, a chocolate lab puppy, is one of them. With his courage, smarts, and strength his purpose seems clear: he'll become a water rescue dog! When a young boy named Kimo is tasked with training Zeus, they quickly become best friends. But Zeus's excitement makes training hard, and worse yet, becoming a working dog means being separated from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Starscape, Tor Publishing Group 2023
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Summary: Daphne, a small shih tzu puppy, is training to become an emotional support dog.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Lizzie has competition as a foster puppy parent at Caring Paws! While volunteering, she meets Harper, who might know more about dogs than Lizzie does! But when Sparky, a tiny Chihuahua mix, arrives with an injured leg, the two girls will have to team up to find this sweet, strong puppy a perfect home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MILTan, Susan
Summary: It is hard for Chihuahua Ember to decide which is worse: a pack of pugs who announce that they are aliens, or the dog park which is filled with large and overexcited dogs--but he is convinced that he and his animal friends must stop the pugs to save the world (for themselves).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic 2024
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Summary: Rossi is a yellow Labrador retriever in training to be a service dog like his great-grandma, Roselle, who was at the World Trade Center on 9/11--but sometimes he finds it difficult to focus on his job, and would rather be chasing tennis balls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2024
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Summary: "When baby sheepdog Maisie moves to a new farm, she learns about each animal's special job and soon learns what her job will be"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHUTubb, Kristin O'Donnell
Summary: Luna has always wanted to be a therapy dog at Therapy Dogs Worldwide. Now she's a whisker away from reaching her fifty-visit pin that will make it official. But when her "clients"--the children who visit her--are put into a therapy group, Luna's routine is upended. Like the moon, Luna shows different faces at different times. And her clients each have different needs--Beatrice is tangled in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TUBBolte, Mari
Summary: Grizz is a Basset hound puppy, in training to be a hearing assistance dog, but paired with the experienced and pompous Luca, he needs to use patience to demonstrate his abilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024
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Summary: Madeline Finn and Star are off to Walker Oaks, a retirement community where Star will take his tests to become a therapy dog. Accompanied by Mom, Mrs. Dimple, and Bonnie the library dog, she and Star make their way through a variety of challenges and meet several new friends. But Madeline Finn can't stop thinking about an elderly man in a wheelchair who never smiles. Is there something she and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: JE CD Fiction Papp 2020Brown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "The Love Puppies have a new mission: help Caleb find his missing pet! Noodles hopes they can come up with a paw-fect plan to bring Maximus home. Only, the furry friend is nowhere to be found! The puppies begin to wonder: will this be the first mission they fail to complete?"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BROKeenan, Sheila
Summary: Three fictional stories, told in graphic novel format, about soldiers in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War who were aided by combat dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KEEHills, Tad
Summary: A little yellow bird teaches Rocket the dog how to read by first introducing him to the "wondrous, mighty, gorgeous alphabet."
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG HILMiles, Ellen
Summary: Bingo is a lab mix. He's also blind. Bingo can learn to cope, but he needs Lizzie's help, and he just might need a friend, too. By the end of the story Bingo will have his very own guide dog!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MILCameron, W. Bruce
Summary: Toby, an unusually calm beagle puppy, finds his purpose when Mona and her mother adopt him and teach him to be a therapy dog at a nursing home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CAMRey, Margret
Summary: In Margret and H.A. Rey's Pretzel, we met the world's longest dachshund and his wife, Greta. This book picks up where Pretzel left off, after the birth of their five adorable puppies. In collected comic strips, the Reys explore the drama and comedy of life as a family of seven, and what it means to have a daddy who's sometimes as silly as he is long!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYGianferrari, Maria
Summary: "A tribute to all types of service dogs that perform important jobs, from providing emotional support to helping disabled people, gives thanks to every human's best friend"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIAMaker, Martha
Summary: "Emily is desperate to get a puppy. She's worked really hard to convince her parents that she's ready, and they've finally agreed! Their trip to the rescue center, however, does not go as planned. No sooner is Emily surrounded by precious pups than she--ah-ahh-CHOOOO!-realizes she's allergic! Emily is devastated. Luckily, her creative friends have the perfect solution to cheer her up." --Back...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MAKCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MAKMay, Kyla
Summary: "When Bella wins a poster-making contest at the animal shelter, she gets to be queen of the "Adopt-an-Animal" parade. That can only mean one thing... Bub the pug is her prince! But Bub has no idea what a prince does. Can he figure it out in time to help Bella be the best queen she can be?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2023
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Summary: Bub the pug and his human, Bella, cannot wait to teach Nana's new pup, Harlow, some new tricks, but they soon realize training a puppy is not as easy as they thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MAYParton, Dolly
Summary: "French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music. He loves barking to the beat of country music! So Billy sets out to Nashville to sing his heart out. But when he meets some big bullies at the Battle of the Bow-wows, Billy worries he's barking up the wrong tree. He'll need his favorite songs ('Jowlene' and 'I Will Pawlways Love You,' of course), a group of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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Summary: "While walking in a snowstorm, Lizzie sees two dark eyes and a little black nose. It's Spirit, a white German shepherd puppy! Spirit's owners found new homes for all of his brothers and sisters, but they still don't have a place for him. Can Lizzie find a forever home for this helpful little pup?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PP MILMiles, Ellen
Summary: At Loon Lake Park, Charles and his Cub Scout friends are told that a dog has been abandoned in the parking lot. Louie, a not-so-small Newfoundland puppy, is quickly taken in and cared for by the group. Can Charles and his friends find Louie a perfect, and roomy, forever home?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PP MILHunter, Erin
Summary: "The traitor behind the sabotage and divisions within the Wild Pack has been unmasked, and one final confrontation will decide whether the Pack survives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019