Book Box- Pets

At the beginning of the year, our center did a small unit on pets. We would invite pets into the classroom.  Children who didn't have a pet could make their own pretend pet.  It was fun.  I have a large collection of pet books.  There are way too many books to read in the short time we worked on pets, but a lot of the books were just part of the library.  Children can easily make up a story about  a pet.

Pet Books
Always in trouble by Corinne Demas (days of week)
Annie & Moon by Miriam Smith ( a girl and her cat move a lot till they find a good home)
Benji, Fastest dog in the West by Gina Ingoglia
The Birthday Present by Mavis Smith (wordless)
The Cat & the Hat by Dr. Suess
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Suess
The Cat in the Hat the Movie by Jesse Leon McCann
Cat Traps by Molly Coxe ( Early step into reading)
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Clifford Saves the Birds by Norman Bridwell
Cookie's Week by Cindy Ward (part of IDEA assessment, days of week)
Critter the Class Cat by Colleen Stanley Bare (non fiction)
Dog and Cat by Paul Fehlner (my first reader)
Feathers for Lunch by Lis Ehlert
Get out of my Chair by Kathy Schulz
Go, Dog. Go! by PD Eastman (Dr. Suess book)
Good Dog, Rover by Margo Mason (easy reader)
Harry's House by Angela Shelf Medearis
Hello, Cat, You need a Hat by Rita Golden Gelman (Hello reader level 2)
Home for a Puppy by Sharon Gordon
I am Brave by Hans Wilhelm (scholastic reader level 1)
I Want a Pet by Barbara Gregorich (start to read level 1)
I Won't Share by Hans Wilhelm
Lad is Lost by Margo Lundell (Hello Reader level 4
Lucky's Big Week by Kimberly Weinberger (days of week)
Miss Sid Meets Sad Sam by Laura Burton Rice (easy reader short i)
Monster and Muffin by Joanna Cole ( picture reader)
Mousetrap by Diane Snowball
My Big Dog by Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel (how a cat and dog get along)
My Little Pet Goldfish (board book)
A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy(mathstart, a sock tries to find it's mate)
Pat the Cat by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins (flip the page rhyming)
Puppies & Kittens by Dandi (Compare & contrast)
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner (Kohls Cares for Kids)
Skippyjon Jones in the Dog House by Judy Schachner (Kohls Cares for Kids)
Skippyjon Jones lost in Space by Judy Schachner (Kohls Cares for Kids)
Snoop Waits for Dinner by Hall Preston & Cathrine Barr
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack & Kurt Wiese ( a Chinese boy has a pet Duck) 
Teacher's Pets by Liz Mills (Clifford book)
Ten Little Kittens (board book, subtracting)
Tiger is a Scaredy Cat by Joan Phillips (Step into reading step 2)
Where is Jake? by Mary Packard (my first reader)
Where is That Cat?  by Carol Greene
Who am I? by Nancy Christensen (hello reader)

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