Loyal Companions Books | Summaries & Audio

Bailey's Story

by W. Bruce Cameron • 2013

A golden retriever shields a boy from a dangerous friend whose reckless choices lead to disaster.

4.31

5k+

🐕 Dog Narrator 👦 Boy And His Dog 🦸 Heroic Dog 🏠 Animal Rescue 🌻 Farm Summers

Bailey's Story 89%

A golden retriever shields a boy from a dangerous friend whose reckless choices lead to disaster.

by W. Bruce Cameron 2013

4.31

5k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Narrator 👦 Boy And His Dog 🦸 Heroic Dog 🏠 Animal Rescue 🌻 Farm Summers

How to Stay Invisible

by Maggie C. Rudd • 2023

Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.

4.43

1k+

🎒 Secretly Homeless ❤️ Found Family 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion 🎣 Grumpy Old Mentor 🏎️ Persistent Best Friend

How to Stay Invisible 88%

Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.

by Maggie C. Rudd 2023

4.43

1k+ ratings

🎒 Secretly Homeless ❤️ Found Family 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion 🎣 Grumpy Old Mentor 🏎️ Persistent Best Friend

Krambambuli

by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach • 1896

Bought for brandy, a hunting dog must choose between his new master and his old one, a killer.

3.57

166

🖤 German Realist Fiction 🔀 Torn Between Loyalties 🐕 Human Animal Bond 😢 Tragic Animal Story ⚔️ Class Conflict

Krambambuli 88%

Bought for brandy, a hunting dog must choose between his new master and his old one, a killer.

by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 1896

3.57

166 ratings

🖤 German Realist Fiction 🔀 Torn Between Loyalties 🐕 Human Animal Bond 😢 Tragic Animal Story ⚔️ Class Conflict

A Dog's Life

by Ann M. Martin • 2005

A stray dog spends her life losing everyone, wandering the countryside, always searching for home.

4.22

16k+

🐾 Animal Narrator 🐕 Stray Dog Journey 😢 Animal Tearjerker 🏠 Found Family 👵 Unlikely Friendship

A Dog's Life 88%

A stray dog spends her life losing everyone, wandering the countryside, always searching for home.

by Ann M. Martin 2005

4.22

16k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Narrator 🐕 Stray Dog Journey 😢 Animal Tearjerker 🏠 Found Family 👵 Unlikely Friendship

Pax

by Sara Pennypacker • 2016

A boy braves war to retrieve his abandoned fox, not realizing the fox has become wild.

3.98

65k+

🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🦊 Animal Perspective ⚔️ War Separation 💔 Letting Go 🗺️ Lost Pet Quest

Pax 88%

A boy braves war to retrieve his abandoned fox, not realizing the fox has become wild.

by Sara Pennypacker 2016

3.98

65k+ ratings

🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🦊 Animal Perspective ⚔️ War Separation 💔 Letting Go 🗺️ Lost Pet Quest

A Dog's Purpose

by W. Bruce Cameron • 2010

Reincarnated over and over, a loyal dog seeks his purpose in service, rescue, and love.

4.36

141k+

🐕 Boy And His Dog 🦮 Search And Rescue Dog ✨ Multiple Lives 😭 Tearjerker 🏘️ Small Town America

A Dog's Purpose 88%

Reincarnated over and over, a loyal dog seeks his purpose in service, rescue, and love.

by W. Bruce Cameron 2010

4.36

141k+ ratings

🐕 Boy And His Dog 🦮 Search And Rescue Dog ✨ Multiple Lives 😭 Tearjerker 🏘️ Small Town America

A Big Little Life

by Dean Koontz • 2009

Dean Koontz adopted a retired service dog who played pranks, beat cancer, and rewired his soul.

4.26

12k+

🐕 Dog Memoirs 💔 Pet Loss 🦮 Service Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence

A Big Little Life 88%

Dean Koontz adopted a retired service dog who played pranks, beat cancer, and rewired his soul.

by Dean Koontz 2009

4.26

12k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Memoirs 💔 Pet Loss 🦮 Service Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence

Jock of the Bushveld

by J. Percy FitzPatrick • 1907

A boy and his runt terrier brave the dangers of the South African bushveld.

4.08

2k+

🐕 Boy And Dog Bond 🌱 Coming Of Age 🌲 Wilderness Survival 🏛️ Colonial South Africa 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Jock of the Bushveld 88%

A boy and his runt terrier brave the dangers of the South African bushveld.

by J. Percy FitzPatrick 1907

4.08

2k+ ratings

🐕 Boy And Dog Bond 🌱 Coming Of Age 🌲 Wilderness Survival 🏛️ Colonial South Africa 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Hollow Kingdom

by Kira Jane Buxton • 2019

After the humans turn into monsters, a crow and his dog fight to save Seattle's abandoned pets.

3.83

31k+

🐦 Animal Point Of View 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Dark Humor 🏚️ Urban Decay

Hollow Kingdom 88%

After the humans turn into monsters, a crow and his dog fight to save Seattle's abandoned pets.

by Kira Jane Buxton 2019

3.83

31k+ ratings

🐦 Animal Point Of View 🐕 Loyal Dog Companion 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Dark Humor 🏚️ Urban Decay

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo • 2000

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

4.10

281k+

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community 👵 Eccentric Elders 📖 Storytelling

Because of Winn-Dixie 88%

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

by Kate DiCamillo 2000

4.10

281k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community 👵 Eccentric Elders 📖 Storytelling

The One and Only Bob

by Katherine Applegate • 2020

Bob is a coward. Then a tornado hits the zoo, and his family needs a hero.

4.23

29k+

🐾 Animal Point Of View 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendships ⛈️ Survival Stories 💔 Forgiveness And Healing

The One and Only Bob 88%

Bob is a coward. Then a tornado hits the zoo, and his family needs a hero.

by Katherine Applegate 2020

4.23

29k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Point Of View 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendships ⛈️ Survival Stories 💔 Forgiveness And Healing

War Dogs

by Rebecca Frankel • 2013

The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.

4.07

841

🦮 Working Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Canine Psychology 👃 Sensory Biology 🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy

War Dogs 88%

The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.

by Rebecca Frankel 2013

4.07

841 ratings

🦮 Working Dogs 🤝 Human Animal Bond 🧠 Canine Psychology 👃 Sensory Biology 🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy

The Latte Factor

by David Bach • 2019

He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.

3.83

8k+

🌲 Wilderness Memoir 🐕 Man And Dog Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🏔️ Alaskan Frontier ❄️ Near-Death Survival

The Latte Factor 88%

He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.

by David Bach 2019

3.83

8k+ ratings

🌲 Wilderness Memoir 🐕 Man And Dog Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🏔️ Alaskan Frontier ❄️ Near-Death Survival

[Timbuktu] [by

by Paul Auster • 1999

A poet is dying. His dog narrates their final days together and the lonely world after.

3.73

17k+

🐕 Animal Narrator 🐾 Dog's Journey 🏠 Found Family 🛣️ Road Narrative 🤔 Philosophical Fiction

[Timbuktu] [by 87%

A poet is dying. His dog narrates their final days together and the lonely world after.

by Paul Auster 1999

3.73

17k+ ratings

🐕 Animal Narrator 🐾 Dog's Journey 🏠 Found Family 🛣️ Road Narrative 🤔 Philosophical Fiction

Just Gus

by McCall Hoyle • 2023

A scarred guardian dog meets a boy silenced by anxiety. Together they learn to heal.

4.31

538

🐾 Animal Narrator 🩹 Healing Dog 👦 Boy And His Dog 💞 Parallel Healing 🫂 Found Family

Just Gus 87%

A scarred guardian dog meets a boy silenced by anxiety. Together they learn to heal.

by McCall Hoyle 2023

4.31

538 ratings

🐾 Animal Narrator 🩹 Healing Dog 👦 Boy And His Dog 💞 Parallel Healing 🫂 Found Family

It's Hard to Be an Animal

by Robert Isaacs • 2026

A shy New Yorker hears animals speak. Their bitter honesty makes the city feel impossibly cruel.

3.98

321

🐾 Talking Animals 💕 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 🐕 Dog Companion

It's Hard to Be an Animal 87%

A shy New Yorker hears animals speak. Their bitter honesty makes the city feel impossibly cruel.

by Robert Isaacs 2026

3.98

321 ratings

🐾 Talking Animals 💕 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 🧠 Anxious Protagonist 🐕 Dog Companion

To Fetch a Thief

by Spencer Quinn • 2010

A PI and his dog discover a missing elephant’s trail leads to a deadly smuggling ring.

4.07

8k+

🐕 Canine Narrator 🎪 Circus Setting 🐘 Animal Welfare 💔 Hardboiled With Heart 😄 Lighthearted Mystery

To Fetch a Thief 87%

A PI and his dog discover a missing elephant’s trail leads to a deadly smuggling ring.

by Spencer Quinn 2010

4.07

8k+ ratings

🐕 Canine Narrator 🎪 Circus Setting 🐘 Animal Welfare 💔 Hardboiled With Heart 😄 Lighthearted Mystery

Lessons from a Sheep Dog

by W. Phillip Keller • 1982

A rescued sheepdog refuses every kindness until she approaches the man who set her free.

4.39

1k+

🕊️ Christian Devotional 🐕 Animal Memoir 🐾 Rescued Dog 📖 Spiritual Allegory 🐑 Shepherd And Sheepdog

Lessons from a Sheep Dog 87%

A rescued sheepdog refuses every kindness until she approaches the man who set her free.

by W. Phillip Keller 1982

4.39

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Devotional 🐕 Animal Memoir 🐾 Rescued Dog 📖 Spiritual Allegory 🐑 Shepherd And Sheepdog

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution

by Zak George • 2016

Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.

4.23

6k+

🐕 Dog Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 New Dog Owners 🔬 Animal Behavior 🩺 Dog Care

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution 87%

Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.

by Zak George 2016

4.23

6k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 New Dog Owners 🔬 Animal Behavior 🩺 Dog Care

Brawl of the Wild

by Dav Pilkey • 2018

Half-dog cop Dog Man is framed for a bone heist and thrown into the dog pound.

4.50

16k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🐾 Talking Animals 🫂 Found Family 🤖 Robot Rampage 🔄 Redemption Arc

Brawl of the Wild 87%

Half-dog cop Dog Man is framed for a bone heist and thrown into the dog pound.

by Dav Pilkey 2018

4.50

16k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🐾 Talking Animals 🫂 Found Family 🤖 Robot Rampage 🔄 Redemption Arc

Familiaris

by David Wroblewski • 2024

Stranded on an abandoned farm, a restless couple builds a life around uncanny dogs and found family.

4.19

9k+

📜 Multigenerational Saga 🏡 Rural Americana 🐕 Dogs As Family 🤝 Found Family ✨ Mystical Realism

Familiaris 87%

Stranded on an abandoned farm, a restless couple builds a life around uncanny dogs and found family.

by David Wroblewski 2024

4.19

9k+ ratings

📜 Multigenerational Saga 🏡 Rural Americana 🐕 Dogs As Family 🤝 Found Family ✨ Mystical Realism

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar

by Luis Sepúlveda • 1996

A cat vows to raise a seagull chick, then faces the impossible: teaching her to fly.

4.23

32k+

🐦 Animal Fable 🐾 Cross-Species Family 🖤 Found Family 😺 Reluctant Guardian 🗣️ Talking Animals

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar Summary

Historia de una gaviota y del gato que le enseñó a volar 87%

A cat vows to raise a seagull chick, then faces the impossible: teaching her to fly.

by Luis Sepúlveda 1996

4.23

32k+ ratings

🐦 Animal Fable 🐾 Cross-Species Family 🖤 Found Family 😺 Reluctant Guardian 🗣️ Talking Animals

Two Dogs and a Parrot

by Joan D. Chittister • 2015

A Benedictine nun found her greatest spiritual teachers on four legs and two wings.

4.15

155

🐾 Pet Memoirs 🌿 Animal Spirituality 🐕 Animal Companionship 💚 Animal Healing ✝️ Benedictine Spirituality

Two Dogs and a Parrot 87%

A Benedictine nun found her greatest spiritual teachers on four legs and two wings.

by Joan D. Chittister 2015

4.15

155 ratings

🐾 Pet Memoirs 🌿 Animal Spirituality 🐕 Animal Companionship 💚 Animal Healing ✝️ Benedictine Spirituality

Elle & Coach

by Stefany Shaheen • 2015

Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.

4.35

482

🩺 Chronic Illness Parenting 🐕 Service Dogs 💉 Diabetes Management ⚖️ Disability Rights 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond

Elle & Coach 87%

Her eight-year-old's blood sugar hit 964. A service dog named Coach took the night shift.

by Stefany Shaheen 2015

4.35

482 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Parenting 🐕 Service Dogs 💉 Diabetes Management ⚖️ Disability Rights 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond

How Stella Learned to Talk

by Christina Hunger • 2021

A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.

4.41

4k+

🧠 Animal Minds 🐕 Dog Communication 🔊 Aac Devices 👶 Language Development 💬 Speech Therapy

How Stella Learned to Talk 87%

A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.

by Christina Hunger 2021

4.41

4k+ ratings

🧠 Animal Minds 🐕 Dog Communication 🔊 Aac Devices 👶 Language Development 💬 Speech Therapy

The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein • 2008

A philosophical dog chronicles his owner's fight to keep his daughter after his wife's death.

4.23

558k+

🐕 Dog Narrator 👨‍👧 Single Father ⚖️ Custody Battle 🎭 Wrongful Accusation 💔 Terminal Illness

The Art of Racing in the Rain 86%

A philosophical dog chronicles his owner's fight to keep his daughter after his wife's death.

by Garth Stein 2008

4.23

558k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Narrator 👨‍👧 Single Father ⚖️ Custody Battle 🎭 Wrongful Accusation 💔 Terminal Illness

Into the Wild

by Erin Hunter • 2004

A restless housecat joins a warrior Clan and a prophecy names him their only hope.

4.32

125k+

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🌟 Outsider Hero 🔥 Chosen One ⚔️ Training Arc 🗡️ Betrayal From Within

Into the Wild 86%

A restless housecat joins a warrior Clan and a prophecy names him their only hope.

by Erin Hunter 2004

4.32

125k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🌟 Outsider Hero 🔥 Chosen One ⚔️ Training Arc 🗡️ Betrayal From Within

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan • 2005

Enslaved and addicted far north, a young ranger waits for his outlaw mentor to find him.

4.24

98k+

🏰 Low Fantasy 🏹 Archery 📚 Mentor Apprentice 🗺️ Rescue Mission ⛓️ Captivity To Freedom

The Icebound Land 86%

Enslaved and addicted far north, a young ranger waits for his outlaw mentor to find him.

by John Flanagan 2005

4.24

98k+ ratings

🏰 Low Fantasy 🏹 Archery 📚 Mentor Apprentice 🗺️ Rescue Mission ⛓️ Captivity To Freedom

Sipsworth

by Simon Van Booy • 2024

An elderly widow, alone with her grief, finds an unexpected reason to care: a mouse.

4.10

28k+

🐭 Unlikely Animal Bond 👵 Elderly Protagonist 🏡 English Village 🌱 Late Life Renewal 🤝 Small Town Community

Sipsworth 86%

An elderly widow, alone with her grief, finds an unexpected reason to care: a mouse.

by Simon Van Booy 2024

4.10

28k+ ratings

🐭 Unlikely Animal Bond 👵 Elderly Protagonist 🏡 English Village 🌱 Late Life Renewal 🤝 Small Town Community

Dog Medicine

by Julie Barton • 2015

She could not get out of bed until the day a golden retriever puppy needed her.

4.25

4k+

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🖤 Depression Memoirs 🩺 Pet Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Attachment Theory

Dog Medicine 86%

She could not get out of bed until the day a golden retriever puppy needed her.

by Julie Barton 2015

4.25

4k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Memoirs 🖤 Depression Memoirs 🩺 Pet Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🔗 Attachment Theory

What the Dog Knows

by Cat Warren • 2013

An unmanageable dog and the unlikely solution: training him to find human remains.

3.98

2k+

🐕‍🦺 Working Dogs 👃 Olfactory Science 🫂 Human-Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Forensic Science

What the Dog Knows 86%

An unmanageable dog and the unlikely solution: training him to find human remains.

by Cat Warren 2013

3.98

2k+ ratings

🐕‍🦺 Working Dogs 👃 Olfactory Science 🫂 Human-Animal Bond 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Forensic Science

The Sun Trail

by Erin Hunter • 2013

Starving mountain cats follow a vision across roaring roads and hostile lands toward a new home.

4.29

13k+

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🐱 Feline Adventure ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🌅 Visionary Quest 🫂 Found Family

The Sun Trail 86%

Starving mountain cats follow a vision across roaring roads and hostile lands toward a new home.

by Erin Hunter 2013

4.29

13k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🐱 Feline Adventure ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🌅 Visionary Quest 🫂 Found Family

The Soul of All Living Creatures

by Vint Virga • 2013

A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.

3.55

666

🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🐵 Animal Behavior 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤐 Nonverbal Communication ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

The Soul of All Living Creatures Summary

The Soul of All Living Creatures 86%

A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.

by Vint Virga 2013

3.55

666 ratings

🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🐵 Animal Behavior 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤐 Nonverbal Communication ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

I Came Upon a Lighthouse

by Shantanu Naidu • 2021

A young man wrote Ratan Tata about saving stray dogs. The reply began an unlikely friendship.

4.44

3k+

🐾 Animal Welfare 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👴 Mentorship 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏢 Corporate Leadership

I Came Upon a Lighthouse 86%

A young man wrote Ratan Tata about saving stray dogs. The reply began an unlikely friendship.

by Shantanu Naidu 2021

4.44

3k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Welfare 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👴 Mentorship 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏢 Corporate Leadership

The Eagle of the Ninth

by Rosemary Sutcliff • 1954

A Roman centurion and freed gladiator search for the lost eagle of the vanished Ninth Legion.

3.94

12k+

🏛️ Roman Britain 🛡️ Quest For Honor 🤝 Cross-Cultural Bond 🏡 Found Family 🧱 Hadrian's Wall

The Eagle of the Ninth 86%

A Roman centurion and freed gladiator search for the lost eagle of the vanished Ninth Legion.

by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954

3.94

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Britain 🛡️ Quest For Honor 🤝 Cross-Cultural Bond 🏡 Found Family 🧱 Hadrian's Wall

Big Panda & Tiny Dragon

by James Norbury • 2021

A panda and a tiny dragon walk the seasons, learning stillness in the face of uncertainty.

4.38

22k+

🧘 Mindfulness Journey 📖 Illustrated Fable 🤝 Unlikely Friends 👨‍🏫 Mentor Student Bond 🫖 Cozy Philosophy

Big Panda & Tiny Dragon 86%

A panda and a tiny dragon walk the seasons, learning stillness in the face of uncertainty.

by James Norbury 2021

4.38

22k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Journey 📖 Illustrated Fable 🤝 Unlikely Friends 👨‍🏫 Mentor Student Bond 🫖 Cozy Philosophy

The Taken

by Inbali Iserles • 2015

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

4.09

4k+

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Taken 86%

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

by Inbali Iserles 2015

4.09

4k+ ratings

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Henry and Ribsy

by Beverly Cleary • 1953

Henry's summer deal: keep his dog out of trouble, earn a salmon fishing trip with Dad.

4.01

15k+

🐕 Boy And His Dog 🐶 Misunderstood Dog 🏘️ Neighborhood Adventures 😄 Gentle Humor ☀️ Summer Adventures

Henry and Ribsy 86%

Henry's summer deal: keep his dog out of trouble, earn a salmon fishing trip with Dad.

by Beverly Cleary 1953

4.01

15k+ ratings

🐕 Boy And His Dog 🐶 Misunderstood Dog 🏘️ Neighborhood Adventures 😄 Gentle Humor ☀️ Summer Adventures

Animals Make Us Human

by Temple Grandin • 2009

Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.

4.04

6k+

🐾 Animal Behavior 🦮 Dog Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 💙 Animal Emotions 🎾 Positive Reinforcement

Animals Make Us Human 86%

Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.

by Temple Grandin 2009

4.04

6k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Behavior 🦮 Dog Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 💙 Animal Emotions 🎾 Positive Reinforcement

Cesar's Rules

by Cesar Millan • 2006

Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.

3.69

2k+

🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Dog Behavior 🐺 Pack Leadership 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🎾 Canine Enrichment

Cesar's Rules 86%

Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.

by Cesar Millan 2006

3.69

2k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Dog Behavior 🐺 Pack Leadership 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🎾 Canine Enrichment

Mastiff

by Tamora Pierce • 2011

A grieving guard and her scent hound track a kidnapped prince through a kingdom's noble conspiracy.

4.27

30k+

🕵️ Investigative Fantasy 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion 🏰 Political Conspiracy 🤝 Reluctant Allies ⚔️ Kingdom In Peril

Mastiff 86%

A grieving guard and her scent hound track a kidnapped prince through a kingdom's noble conspiracy.

by Tamora Pierce 2011

4.27

30k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Fantasy 🐕 Loyal Animal Companion 🏰 Political Conspiracy 🤝 Reluctant Allies ⚔️ Kingdom In Peril

The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flanagan • 2004

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

4.26

177k+

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

The Ruins of Gorlan 86%

Rejected for knighthood, a boy joins the Rangers and faces a mission to stop monstrous assassins.

by John Flanagan 2004

4.26

177k+ ratings

🏰 Low Magic Fantasy 🎯 Mentor Apprentice 🏹 Stealth Archery 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🖤 Found Family

Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

by Jomny Sun • 2017

A gentle alien lands on Earth to study humans and finds animals who are lonely too.

4.08

36k+

📖 Illustrated Fable 🛸 Outsider Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🦊 Talking Animals 🌧️ Bittersweet

Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too Summary

Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too 86%

A gentle alien lands on Earth to study humans and finds animals who are lonely too.

by Jomny Sun 2017

4.08

36k+ ratings

📖 Illustrated Fable 🛸 Outsider Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🦊 Talking Animals 🌧️ Bittersweet

Wild Magic

by Tamora Pierce • 1992

An animal-speaking orphan must defend her new home from immortal monsters without losing herself.

4.31

83k+

🦊 Animal Magic 🐕 Animal Companions 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Trauma 👧 Orphan Protagonist

Wild Magic 86%

An animal-speaking orphan must defend her new home from immortal monsters without losing herself.

by Tamora Pierce 1992

4.31

83k+ ratings

🦊 Animal Magic 🐕 Animal Companions 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Healing From Trauma 👧 Orphan Protagonist

Inside of a Dog

by Alexandra Horowitz • 2009

Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.

3.63

18k+

🧠 Canine Cognition 👃 Animal Senses 🐕 Dog Behavior 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🔬 Ethology

Inside of a Dog 86%

Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.

by Alexandra Horowitz 2009

3.63

18k+ ratings

🧠 Canine Cognition 👃 Animal Senses 🐕 Dog Behavior 💞 Human-Animal Bond 🔬 Ethology

White Fang

by Jack London • 2001

Surviving the Yukon wild, a wolf-dog cub is captured and must learn to trust.

4.03

210k+

🐺 Animal Point Of View 📚 Literary Naturalism 🐾 Human Animal Bond ❤️ Redemption By Kindness 🦴 Taming A Wild Animal

White Fang 86%

Surviving the Yukon wild, a wolf-dog cub is captured and must learn to trust.

by Jack London 2001

4.03

210k+ ratings

🐺 Animal Point Of View 📚 Literary Naturalism 🐾 Human Animal Bond ❤️ Redemption By Kindness 🦴 Taming A Wild Animal

Peacebunny Island

by Caleb Smith • 2021

He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.

4.13

208

🐰 Animal Therapy 🕊 Pet Loss 💼 Youth Entrepreneurship ✝️ Christian Memoir 🐇 Animal Rescue

Peacebunny Island 86%

He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.

by Caleb Smith 2021

4.13

208 ratings

🐰 Animal Therapy 🕊 Pet Loss 💼 Youth Entrepreneurship ✝️ Christian Memoir 🐇 Animal Rescue

Once a Wolf

by Bryan Sykes • 2019

The wolf-to-dog story is not about campfires. It's about a hunting partnership 30,000 years old.

3.48

328

🐺 Canine Domestication 🧬 Ancient Dna ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐕 Canine Genetics 🐑 Animal Cloning

Once a Wolf 86%

The wolf-to-dog story is not about campfires. It's about a hunting partnership 30,000 years old.

by Bryan Sykes 2019

3.48

328 ratings

🐺 Canine Domestication 🧬 Ancient Dna ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐕 Canine Genetics 🐑 Animal Cloning

Do Dogs Dream?

by Stanley Coren • 2002

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

3.78

301

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

Do Dogs Dream? 86%

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

by Stanley Coren 2002

3.78

301 ratings

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

How to Raise the Perfect Dog

by Cesar Millan • 2009

Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.

3.76

9k+

🐕 Dog Training 🐶 Puppy Raising 🐺 Pack Leadership 🧠 Canine Psychology ⚖️ Balanced Dog Training

How to Raise the Perfect Dog 86%

Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.

by Cesar Millan 2009

3.76

9k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🐶 Puppy Raising 🐺 Pack Leadership 🧠 Canine Psychology ⚖️ Balanced Dog Training

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