# The Dog Who Had Kittens

**Author:** Polly M. Robertus
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**Age range:** 5–8
**First published:** 1988
**Page count:** 32
**Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780590062060`
**ISBN-10:** `0590062069`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-dog-who-had-kittens
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Baxter the Basset Hound comes to the aid of some kittens when their mother disappears one afternoon.

## Themes

- cats
- dogs

## Where this book is assigned

### Young Hoosier Book Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1994 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1994 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1994 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade · Indiana — [source: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1994 winner (Picture Book)](https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilfonline.org/resource/resmgr/yhba/yhba_pastwinners.pdf)

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