Yolo County Library
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10 Books to ReadJune 2016
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"Let's get a pup!" said Kate
by Bob Graham
When Kate and her parents visit the animal shelter, an adorable puppy charms them, but it is very hard to leave an older dog behind.
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Shoe dog
by Megan McDonald
Loving to chew but preferring shoes to bones, toys and other acceptable "chewables," an irrepressible Shoe Dog gets into trouble and is offered a whimsical solution by his friend, Shoe Cat. By the creators of When the Library Lights Go Out.
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Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats
by Alicia Potter
Enrolling in a special school for unhappy kitties, Crumb, the most timid of all, struggles to rally his courage when his caregiver gets into trouble and needs his help.
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Fred stays with me
by Nancy Coffelt
A little girl describes how she sometimes lives with her mother and sometimes with her father, but her dog, Fred, is her constant companion, in a heartwarming book that celebrates friendship.
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Sparky!
by Jenny Offill
An animal-lover's picture book combines whimsical illustrations by the designer of the Coraline film with the story of a little girl who orders a pet sloth through the mail and finds reasons to love him despite his less-than-conventional behavior.
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Not Norman : a goldfish story
by Kelly Bennett
As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet because it can't chase string, play catch, or sleep on his bed, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.
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Strictly no elephants
by Lisa Mantchev
When the local Pet Club will not admit his tiny pet elephant, a little boy discovers a way to help everyone understand that pets, like all friends, come in many shapes and sizes. By the author of the Theatre Illuminata series and the award-winning illustrator of The Little Red Fish.
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This moose belongs to me
by Oliver Jeffers
Enjoying his relationship with a pet moose who generally follows all the rules of his orderly life, young Wilfred resorts to using apples to bribe the moose when he will not go whichever way Wilfred wants him to go, but perhaps this is because Wilfred's pet doesn't quite realize that he belongs to anyone?
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Triple pet trouble
by Megan McDonald
Determined to rescue her pet Venus flytrap, Judy Moody enlists the aid of an unruly toad and a mind-reading cat in a collection of skill-building stories.
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