# Books about dogs, fiction assigned in US schools

**12** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _dogs, fiction_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–6
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/dogs-fiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore dogs, fiction

- [Betsy Cromer Byars](https://readinglist.school/author/betsy-cromer-byars) (2 books)
- [Avi](https://readinglist.school/author/avi)
- [David Shannon](https://readinglist.school/author/david-shannon)
- [Pamela S. Turner](https://readinglist.school/author/pamela-s-turner)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)

## dogs, fiction canon

- [Big Ben](https://readinglist.school/book/big-ben) by David Harry Walker _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Can I Be Your Dog?](https://readinglist.school/book/can-i-be-your-dog) by Troy Cummings _(Grades K–3)_
- [Good Boy, Fergus](https://readinglist.school/book/good-boy-fergus) by David Shannon _(Grades K–2)_
- [Hachiko](https://readinglist.school/book/hachiko) by Pamela S. Turner _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Madeline Finn and the Library Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/madeline-finn-and-the-library-dog) by Lisa Papp _(Grades K–2)_
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Riptide](https://readinglist.school/book/riptide) by Frances Ward Weller _(Grades K–3)_
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Good Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-good-dog) by Avi _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Tornado](https://readinglist.school/book/tornado) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Trouble with Trolls](https://readinglist.school/book/trouble-with-trolls) by Jan Brett _(Grades K–3)_
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_

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