Books like The Stray Dog
By Marc Simont
For the kid who begs to keep every stray cat, bird, or bug they meet, this is the story that understands exactly why. Gentle, warm, unhurried — a quiet summer afternoon that turns into something bigger.
A boy who wants a dog sets out to count every dog in the neighborhood, going door to door to prove to his Grandma there aren't already enough.
A friendly zookeeper who's always on time oversleeps and misses his bus, putting a surprise he planned for his animal friends in jeopardy — so they set out to help him.
A boy with an extraordinary face shares his world — one where he plays with his dog Daisy, uses his imagination, and wishes people would look past what they stare at and truly see him.
An old mailman bikes through the forest every day delivering letters that mend friendships and spark invitations among the animals — though he alone never receives any mail, until one special letter finally arrives.
A young Quaker boy on old Nantucket is trailed everywhere by a seagull he finds annoying — until the bird disappears on a cold winter day and Obadiah discovers he actually misses it.
A young boy named Bobby, once taught to walk by his beloved Grandpa Bob, faces the challenge of teaching his grandfather to walk again after a stroke changes everything.
A little bird named Choco longs for a mother and searches among all kinds of animals, none of whom look like him, before finding one in a warm, unexpected shape.
A Japanese girl moving into a new house spots an American girl playing in the snow outside, and though neither speaks the other's language, they team up to build a snow creature together.
A fisherman's son who spends his days alone with six cats finds a baby whale washed up after a storm and secretly brings it home to care for it — until it needs the sea again.
After her birthday party, a girl named Grace sits down to write thank-you notes to friends and family, then keeps going — thanking her teacher, her dog, even the blue sky.
A little girl named Malika treasures a beautiful new pair of red shoes until they pinch her growing feet, so she and Nana take them to a resale shop to begin a new life with someone else.
A little girl flies with her family all the way to Holland to visit her grandparents, but somewhere along the journey, her beloved Knuffle Bunny goes missing again.
