# Books about dogs assigned in US schools

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

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/dogs
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore dogs

- [Betsy Cromer Byars](https://readinglist.school/author/betsy-cromer-byars) (2 books)
- [Avi](https://readinglist.school/author/avi)
- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Carolyn Crimi](https://readinglist.school/author/carolyn-crimi)
- [Chris Van Allsburg](https://readinglist.school/author/chris-van-allsburg)
- [Dav Pilkey](https://readinglist.school/author/dav-pilkey)
- [David Shannon](https://readinglist.school/author/david-shannon)
- [Pamela S. Turner](https://readinglist.school/author/pamela-s-turner)

## dogs canon

- [A Dog Called Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dog-called-kitty) by Wallace, Bill _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Akiak](https://readinglist.school/book/akiak) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades K–3)_
- [Bagdad Ate It](https://readinglist.school/book/bagdad-ate-it) by Phyllis Green _(Grades K–3)_
- [Bristle Face](https://readinglist.school/book/bristle-face) by Zachary Ball _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Can I Be Your Dog?](https://readinglist.school/book/can-i-be-your-dog) by Troy Cummings _(Grades K–3)_
- [Dog Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-breath) by Dav Pilkey _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Dominic](https://readinglist.school/book/dominic) by William Steig _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Don't Need Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-need-friends) by Carolyn Crimi _(Grades K–2)_
- [Ellie's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/ellies-story) by W. Bruce Cameron _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_
- [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)_
- [High-Wire Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/high-wire-henry) by Mary Calhoun _(Grades K–3)_
- [Lewis and Clark and Me](https://readinglist.school/book/lewis-and-clark-and-me) by Laurie Myers _(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)_
- [Martha Speaks](https://readinglist.school/book/martha-speaks) by Susan Meddaugh _(Grades K–3)_
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch](https://readinglist.school/book/owney-the-mail-pouch-pooch) by Mona Kerby _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Ribsy](https://readinglist.school/book/ribsy) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Riptide](https://readinglist.school/book/riptide) by Frances Ward Weller _(Grades K–3)_
- [Rugby and Rosie](https://readinglist.school/book/rugby-and-rosie) by Nan Parson Rossiter _(Grades K–3)_
- [Sheep](https://readinglist.school/book/sheep) by Valerie Hobbs _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Star in the Storm](https://readinglist.school/book/star-in-the-storm) by Joan Hiatt Harlow _(Grades 2–8)_
- [The Dog Who Had Kittens](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dog-who-had-kittens) by Polly M. Robertus _(Grades K–3)_
- [The Good Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-good-dog) by Avi _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Sweetest Fig](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sweetest-fig) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades 3–8)_
- [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)_
- [Trouper](https://readinglist.school/book/trouper) by Meg Kearney _(Grades K–2)_
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8)_

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