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animal companionship

Books about animal companionship for readers of all ages.

Cover of Theb ig old horse

Theb ig old horse

Evelyn Davies

Ages 4–8horsesfriendship

Cover of The wild girl

The wild girl

Christopher Wormell

Ages 5–10naturewild children

Cover of Secret of the mountain dog

Secret of the mountain dog

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Ages 8–12mystery and detective workadventure

Cover of Benjamin West and his cat Grimalkin

Benjamin West and his cat Grimalkin

Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

Ages 8–12artistic passionfriendship

Cover of Star of Wonder

Star of Wonder

JoAnn Dawson

Ages 7–12animal companionshipfarm life

Cover of The king of the park

The king of the park

Marshall Saunders

Ages 8–12loyaltycleverness

Cover of What comes after

What comes after

Steve Watkins

Ages 12–18griefhealing

Cover of Silly Sausage And the Little Visitor (Read-It! Chapter Books) (Read-It! Chapter Books)

Silly Sausage And the Little Visitor (Read-It! Chapter Books) (Read-It! Chapter Books)

Michaela Morgan

Ages 6–10friendshipacceptance

Cover of The dog that stole home

The dog that stole home

Matt Christopher

Ages 7–11friendshipbaseball

Cover of Freddy and the perilous adventure

Freddy and the perilous adventure

Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese

Ages 7–12adventurefriendship

Cover of Belle, the last mule at Gee's Bend

Belle, the last mule at Gee's Bend

Calvin A. Ramsey, Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Bettye Stroud

Ages 6–10perseverancecommunity

Cover of In Blue's shoes

In Blue's shoes

Cynthia Thoreson-Arnold

Ages 5–10service dogsempathy

Cover of Ribsy

Ribsy

Beverly Cleary

Ages 7–11loyaltyfriendship

Cover of Cat and dog; or, Memoirs of Puss and the captain

Cat and dog; or, Memoirs of Puss and the captain

Julia Charlotte Maitland

Ages 6–10friendshiployalty

Cover of The best of Pokemon adventures Yellow

The best of Pokemon adventures Yellow

日下秀憲 [Hidenori Kusaka], Mato

Ages 7–14friendshipadventure

Cover of Malcolm at midnight

Malcolm at midnight

W. H. Beck

Ages 7–11friendshipadventure

Cover of The amazing adventures of Perch the cat

The amazing adventures of Perch the cat

Anthony Stephen Kessel

Ages 4–9adventurecuriosity

Cover of Lassie Come-Home

Lassie Come-Home

Eric Knight

Ages 8–14loyaltyfamily

Cover of Henry and Mudge and the wild goose chase

Henry and Mudge and the wild goose chase

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 6–10friendshipadventure

Cover of The Fantasy Horse

The Fantasy Horse

Jenny Hughes

Ages 8–12horsesadventure