# Books about pets assigned in US schools

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

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

## Authors who explore pets

- [Beverly Cleary](https://readinglist.school/author/beverly-cleary)
- [Bruce Coville](https://readinglist.school/author/bruce-coville)
- [Dan Santat](https://readinglist.school/author/dan-santat)
- [Suzanne Selfors](https://readinglist.school/author/suzanne-selfors)
- [Victoria Jamieson](https://readinglist.school/author/victoria-jamieson)

## pets canon

- [Dear Mrs. LaRue](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mrs-larue) by Mark Teague _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-trouble) by Kristin Varner _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher](https://readinglist.school/book/jeremy-thatcher-dragon-hatcher) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Pancakes for Breakfast](https://readinglist.school/book/pancakes-for-breakfast) by Tomie dePaola _(Grades K–1)_
- [Ribsy](https://readinglist.school/book/ribsy) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Sidekicks](https://readinglist.school/book/sidekicks) by Dan Santat _(Grades 4–8)_
- [The Great Pet Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-pet-escape) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Junkyard Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-junkyard-dog) by Erika Tamar _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Wedgie & Gizmo](https://readinglist.school/book/wedgie-gizmo) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–6)_

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