Books like How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Cats?
By Jane Yolen
For the kid who's begging for a pet, or already has one and loves bossing it around with love, this one turns responsible cat care into a game dinosaurs are eager to win. Playful, warm, and a little silly, with the comfort of a familiar rhythm.
Giant dinosaurs try their hand at dog ownership, from splashing through baths to tossing balls in the yard, learning patience and gentleness with their beloved pups along the way.
A girl named Emily Elizabeth introduces her enormous red dog, Clifford, sharing the everyday activities they enjoy together and the ways they look after one another.
Three children and their pets meet up, becoming fast friends who play, squabble, laugh, and make up again, the way real friendships actually go.
A feisty red dinosaur roars his way to the library, gathering a lonesome turtle, a sad owl, and other animal friends along the way — but storytime might finally be his match.
A mama penguin finds a hat floating in the icy water — and out pops one baby penguin, then another, and another, until she's surrounded by an ever-growing, mischievous family.
A dog who hates baths buries the scrubbing brush and runs off for a day of adventure, getting so filthy that his own family no longer recognizes him.
A lonely woman welcomes a traveling salesman's pets into her home one by one, but draws the line firmly at one thing: no elephants, thank you very much.
A girl's cat Sheba has three kittens, but her father says their one-cat apartment can't keep them all — so April must find a way to save the family she loves.
With Calabria's Christmas feast bearing down and no time to spare, Strega Nona leans on bumbling Big Anthony to help pull off her holiday magic — but can he actually come through this time?
A forgetful house cat keeps muddling up her days — until a stranger sneaks into the family kitchen one night, and Mog's confusion turns out to matter more than anyone expected.
A costumed superhero girl and her Bug Squad friends volunteer at a dog-adoption fair, doing small jobs like brushing and feeding dogs until Lulu dreams up a plan to help every one of them find a home.
A child gets ten minutes to get ready for bed while a growing crowd of hamster tourists pours through the front door for a wild, wordless-countdown tour of the house.
