# Books about dogs assigned in US schools

**8** 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:** 2–8
**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)
- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Dav Pilkey](https://readinglist.school/author/dav-pilkey)
- [Phyllis Reynolds Naylor](https://readinglist.school/author/phyllis-reynolds-naylor)

## dogs canon

- [Dog Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-breath) by Dav Pilkey _(Grades 2–8)_
- [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)_
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Ribsy](https://readinglist.school/book/ribsy) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_
- [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)_
- [¡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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