Children’s Reading List
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Children’s Reading List
Our Humane Educators use books as a teaching tool to inspire compassion for animals. Check out some of our favorites here!
Adoption
Pablo Puppy's Search for the Perfect Person by Sheila Hamanaka
- A Place for Grace by Martha Mosley
- Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts
- Danny Dog by Sid Shapira
- “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate by Bob Graham
- Maggie’s Second Chance by Nancy Furstinger
- Pablo Puppy’s Search for the Perfect Person by Sheila Hamanaka
- Pick a Pup by Marsha Wilson Chall
- Rescue Kitty by Brenda Fiorini
- Rescue Pup by Brenda Fiorini
Community Cats
At Home Outside by Valerie Ingram and Allstair Schroff
- At Home, Outside by Valerie Ingram and Alistair Schroff
- Nobody’s Cats by Valerie Ingram and Alistair Schroff
- Samurai, A Feral Kitten’s Journey to Find a Home by Rosemary Wood
Environmental
Pesky Plastic: An Environmental Story by Leticia Colon de Mejias
- All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper
- Not for Me Please, I Choose to Act Green! by Maria Godsey
- Pesky Plastic, An Environmental Story by Leticia Colon de Mejias
- The Eye of the Whale by Jennifer O’Connell
- The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins
- What Does it Mean to Be Green? by Rana DiOrio
- Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green
- Why Should I Protect Nature? by Jen Green
Farm Animals
Hens for Friends by Sandy De Lisle
- Call the Horse Lucky by Juanita Havill and Nancy Lane
- Esther the Wonder Pig by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter, & Caprice Cane
- Gwen the Rescue Hen by Leslie Crawford
- Hens for Friends by Sandy de Lisle
- Sprig the Rescue Pig by Leslie Crawford
Kindness
Sad, the dog by Sandy Fussell
- A Home for Dakota by Jan Zita Grover
- Buddy Unchained by Daisy Bix
- Cookie’s Fortune by Lynda Graham-Barber
- Ginger Finds a Home by Charlotte Voake
- Gray Whiskers by Lisa Wiehebrink
- Hey Little Ant! by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
- Jake and Ava: A Boy and a Fish by Jonathan Balcombe
- Jeannie Houdini: A Hamster’s Tale by Mary-Ann Stouck
- Maggie’s Second Chance by Nancy Furstinger
- Out of the Cold by Valerie Ingram and Alistair Schroff
- Sad, the Dog by Sandy Fussell
- Saving Audie: A Pitbull Puppy Gets a Second Chance by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Pet Safety
Love Me Gently by Lisa Wiehebrink
- Don’t Lick the Dog: Making Friends with Dogs by Wendy Wahman
- Love Me Gently by Lisa Wiehebrink
- Tails are Not for Pulling by Elizabeth Verdick
Responsibility
KokoCat, Inside and Out by Lynda Graham-Barber
- Are You Ready for Me? by Claire Buchwald
- The Forgotten Rabbit by Nancy Furstinger
- It’s Raining Cats – And Cats! by Jeanne Prevost
- It’s Raining Pups and Dogs by Jeanne Prevost
- Jeannie Houdini: A Hamster’s Tale by Mary-Ann Stouck
- Kami Cat’s Terrible Night by Sheila Hamanaka
- KokoCat, Inside and Out by Lynda Graham-Barber
- Lola Gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn
- My Happy Dog and My Happy Cat by Valerie Ingram and Alistair Schroff
- Walle McGee: How to Prepare for and care for your new guinea pig friend by Aaron & Breanna Robertson
Wild Animals
The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward
- Always Blue for Chicu by Karen Dugan
- The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward
- Coyote’s Wild Home by Lily Kingsolver and Barabara Kingsolver
- Each Living Thing by Joanne Ryder
- Friends in Fur Coats by Claire Buchwald and Sarah Buchlaw
- Ivan the Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate
- Lucky: Based on a True Story by Monica Engebretson
- A Warbler’s Journey by Scott Weidensaul
- When Anju Loved Being an Elephant by Wendy Henrichs
