Best Dog Story Ideas - April 2024

National Geographic Kids 125 True Stories of Amazing Animals: Inspiring Tales of Animal Friendship & Four-Legged Heroes, Plus Crazy Animal Antics

Meet a kayaking sea otter, a penguin that became a knight, a bear that stole a family's car, a pet cat that called 911 to save its owner, and many more amazing animals. This page-turner offers 100 heartwarming and hilarious anecdotes, illustrated with full color photos of these intriguing animals. Stories include unlikely animal friends, animal heroes, amazing animal tricks, surprising animal hybrids, wacky truth-is-stranger-than-fiction stories of animal antics, and more. Plus, loads of animals facts, lists, and information boxes add even more fun on every page.

• ASIN: 142630918X
• ASIN: 142630918X
• ISBN: 142630918X
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books

Where the Crawdads Sing

• ASIN: B078GD3DRG
• ASIN: B078GD3DRG
• Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Walter the Farting Dog

• ASIN: 1583940537
• ASIN: 1583940537
• ISBN: 1583940537
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Frog Children's Books

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this instant and tenacious bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of his five favorite books of 2016 and called it “an amazing tale, a refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like. It’s a messy, perilous, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0176M1A44
• ASIN: B0176M1A44
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Scribner

A Dog's Luck

People, dogs, and what lies between themEllie, a young woman writing her philosophy dissertation, becomes disrupted by echoes from the past. She follows the voices replaying in her mind to an introspective examination of her childhood and adolescence within her extended family. This intimate inspection of relationships between family members–and the family's dogs–leads her to uncover three generations of the family secrets and the focal points of tension in the family's history. A story of love, separation and longingA Dog’s Luck is a unique, moving and thought-provoking work of literary... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1539112519
• ASIN: 1539112519
• ISBN: 1539112519
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Maggie's Way (Montana Bound Series Book 1)

Middle-aged, Maggie Abernathy just wants to recuperate from cancer during the solitude of summer vacation after a tiresome year of teaching second grade. Maggie’s plans are foiled when precocious seven-year-old Chloe McIntyre moves in next door with her dad, John. Maggie’s life changes in a way she could never imagine when the pesky new neighbors steal her heart. With Maggie’s grown son away, her ex-husband in the shadows, her meddling mother’s unannounced visits, and Chloe McIntyre on her heels, somehow Maggie’s empty house becomes home again.

• ASIN: B00ZSOX4BA
• ASIN: B00ZSOX4BA
• Manufacturer: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC

What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)

THE "MUST-HAVE" BOOK OF THE YEAR IS BACK IN STOCK!9 Stories in 1! What Should Danny Do? is an innovative, interactive book that empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days, and ultimately their lives into what they will be. Written in a "Choose Your Own Story" style, the book follows Danny, a Superhero-in-Training, through his day as he encounters choices that kids face on a daily basis. As your children navigate through the different story lines, they will begin to realize that their choices for Danny shaped his day into what it became. And in turn, their cho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 069284838X
• ASIN: 069284838X
• ISBN: 069284838X
• Manufacturer: Elon Books

Treasure in Exile: a twisty, read-all-night mystery (Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery Series Book 4)

**Read Books 1-3 at a discount price in the boxed set, Box Full of Treasure ** A reclusive heiress...a loyal servant...a mansion frozen in time.After her husband's plane goes down in a WWII battle, a poor nurse becomes the wealthiest widow in town.And she never leaves her mansion for 70 years.When estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon enters the Tate Mansion after the widow's death, she discovers nothing's been changed since the day the house was built. Why did the heiress and her maid eat canned soup and read used paperbacks surrounded by magnificent art and antiques? Why were ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079CQYVQY
• ASIN: B079CQYVQY

Cry of the Kalahari

“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist.”—Chicago Tribune Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unexplored area with no roads, no people, and no source of water for thousands of square miles. In this vast wilderness the Owenses began their zoology research, working along animals that had... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00JTJDB2W
• ASIN: B00JTJDB2W
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Lord of the Flies

Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.   This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begin... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399501487
• ASIN: 0399501487
• ISBN: 0399501487
• Brand: Golding, William/ Epstein, E. L. (CON)
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Keeper of Lost Things: A Novel

A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.Lime green plastic flower-shaped hair bobbles—Found, on the playing field, Derrywood Park, 2nd September.Bone china cup and saucer—Found, on a bench in Riveria Public Gardens, 31st October.Anthony Peardew is the keeper of lost things. Forty years ago, he carelessly lost a keepsake from his beloved fiancée, Therese. T... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01GONIFLM
• ASIN: B01GONIFLM
• Brand: William Morrow
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

Puppy Birthday to You! (Paw Patrol) (Little Golden Book)

Can the puppies from Nickelodeon’s PAW Patrol throw Chase a surprise birthday party AND save Adventure Bay? This action-packed Little Golden Book is sure to thrill boys and girls ages 2 to 5.

• ASIN: 0553522779
• ASIN: 0553522779
• ISBN: 0553522779
• Brand: Nickelodeon
• Manufacturer: Golden Books

A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans (A Dog's Purpose series Book 1)

• ASIN: B003OUXE7Y
• ASIN: B003OUXE7Y
• Manufacturer: Forge Books

National Geographic The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals

The lush and unique photography in this book represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals—especially those that are endangered. His powerful message, conveyed with humor, compassion, and art: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. With a goal of photographing every animal in captivity in the world, he has photographed more ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1426217773
• ASIN: 1426217773
• ISBN: 1426217773
• Brand: National Geographic
• Manufacturer: National Geographic

Dog Heaven

In Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's classic bestseller, the author comforts readers young and old who have lost a dog,  as she did for cats in the bestselling companion book, CAT HEAVEN. Recommended highly by pet lovers around the world, DOG HEAVEN not only comforts but also brings a tear to anyone who is devoted to a pet. From expansive fields where dogs can run and run to delicious biscuits no dog can resist, Rylant paints a warm and affectionate picture of the ideal place God would, of course, create for man's best friend. The first picture book illustrated by the author, Dog Heaven is en... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0590417010
• UPC: 400307301570
• ASIN: 0590417010
• ISBN: 0590417010
• Brand: Scholastic
• Manufacturer: Blue Sky Press

Richard Scarry's Best Story Book Ever (Hardcover)

A collection of stories, nursery rhymes, fables, and illustrated topical word lists covering such subjects as numbers, alphabets, manners, seasons, and many

• UPC: 483251
• Rating: 4.5

Ellie's Story : A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tale

Trained as a search-and-rescue dog since puppyhood, Ellie can track and find people who are physically lost, but it is her owners, widower Jakob and lonely Maya, who challenge her to find a way to

• UPC: 40973454
• Color: Multicolor

The Bravest Dog Ever : The True Story of Balto

An intrepid team of sled dogs and their canine leader, Balto, surmount terrible weather conditions to deliver lifesaving medicine to Alaskan

• UPC: 454664
• Rating: 4.4

James Herriot's Dog Stories : Warm and Wonderful Stories About the Animals Herriot Loves Best

A beautiful new reissue of James Herriot's 50 most beloved dog

• UPC: 42335419
• Color: Dog StoriesOther
• Rating: 4.857

Cracker! : The Best Dog in Vietnam

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of "Kira-Kira" comes an action-packed glimpse into the Vietnam War, as seen through the eyes of a military-trained German shepherd and her handler, a young soldier who thinks he's not

• UPC: 9718603
• Rating: 4.261

Stubby the War Dog : The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

American soldier J. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog with a stumpy tail while training to fight overseas in WWI. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe, where Stubby accompanied Conroy's regiment

• UPC: 597541288
• Rating: 5.0

Colter : The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had

The author shares his memories of his favorite dog, Colter, and the diverse ways in which he transformed the author's life, in a look at the dynamic relationship between humans and

• UPC: 1179814
• Rating: 4.25

Dog Diaries: A Middle School Story (Hardcover)

9780316487481

• UPC: 334778886
• Rating: 4.0

Argos : The Story of Odysseus as Told by His Loyal Dog

Fans of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series will love this reimagining of Homer's The Odyssey told from the point of view of Odysseus's loyal dog, Argos. Now available in paperback, this rousing story of devotion

• UPC: 904279651
• Rating: 5.0

Five True Dog Stories

This collection of true dog stories will fascinate young readers. Dox finds jewels, and criminals. Grip picks pockets, and Barry rescues people from the snow. Adventure, suspense, and animals are all

• UPC: 156854004
• Rating: 4.0