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Post Pets books here!
If you could write a recommendation for the book along with the title and author, that would be very much appreciated!

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
Mo Willems
AR Level: 0.7
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 134214 EN
Word Count: 149
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Babies/Infants; Animals-Dogs; Animals-Pigeons; Award Winners-CBC Children's Choice Book Award; Award Winners-IRA Children's & Young Adult's Book Awar; Recommended Reading-Junior Library Guild Selection; Recommended Reading-Oprah's Book Club - Kids Reading List; Recommended Reading-IRA Teachers Choices/ILA Teachers Choice;
Series: NO OFFICIAL SERIES TITLE; Pigeon;

From the famous Pigeon series. Can you imagine a pigeon smaller than a puppy wanting to have a puppy? The Pigeon really wanted to have a puppy, but everyone was skeptical, so Pigeon assured everyone that he would take good care of the puppy. But when the Pigeon saw a real puppy, he changed his mind. Now, he wants a walrus.
Reasons for recommendation: With a large area of soft background tones, the simple character lines, vivid expressions, and witty language vividly outline the image of a little pigeon full of childish words. Interactive emotional picture book, very suitable for parent-child reading. Awards for this book include the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award and the Golden Archer Award.

Dog's Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting
Emma Dodd
AR Level: 1.9
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 57163 EN
Word Count: 354
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Dogs; Behavior-Messy; Community Life-Neighborhood; Family Life-Bedtime;

The white puppy always has a black spot on his left ear. One day, during a walk outside, the puppy got many colorful spots on his body. Jam gave him red spots, grass gave him green spots, orange juice gave him orange spots... When he got home, his owner helped him wash off the other spots on his body, and now there is only the black spot on his left ear.
Reason for recommendation: This book teaches children about colors and numbers with a vivid and concise storyline, and won the New York Times Best-Selling Book Award.

Strictly No Elephants
Lisa Mantchev
AR Level: 2.0
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 181005 EN
Word Count: 256
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Elephants; Animals-Human-Animal Relationships; Animals-Pets; Interpersonal Relationships-Friendship;

A boy has a pet elephant. He helps it walk over cracks and keeps it dry. However, nobody else has a pet elephant in his neighborhood. One day, he was going to the pet club in town, but the sign on the door said, “Strictly No Elephants.” So, he and his elephant sadly walked home. On the way, he met a girl who had a pet skunk, and she said that the club didn’t let her in either. So, they made their own club, with all pets allowed, no matter how big or small, how clean or dirty, or how strange they were. Winner of the Charlotte Huck Award and the CCBC Choices Award.
Reason for Recommendation: This book teaches us about inclusion, and to accept people that are different than you.

Me and My Dragon
David Biedrzycki
AR Level: 1.9
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 144003 EN
Word Count: 304
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Pets; Fantasy/Imagination-Dragons; Recommended Reading-Wheatley Aligned Supplemental Texts;
Series: Me and My Dragon;

Me and My Dragon is about a boy who wants a dragon for a pet. He thinks about every aspect about owning a dragon, from naming it to giving a bath to playing fetch.
Reason for recommendation: Bright illustrations, delightful details, and a lively and fun storyline that will make kids laugh. Winner of the National Book Award.

Just Me and My Puppy
Mercer Mayer
AR Level: 1.6
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 7277 EN
Word Count: 190
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Dogs; Humor/Funny-Funny;
Series: Little Critter;

This book talks about how Little Critter exchanged his baseball mitt for a puppy. His parents said that he could keep it if he took care of it. Little Critter gives the dog baths and teaches it to do many tricks, like flipping over, and playing dead. At the end of the day, the puppy even sleeps with Little Critter in the bed. Winner of the New York Times Bestseller.
Reason for recommendation: Narrated in a child's tone, the language is simple and humorous, and it is entertaining to tell children the responsibility of raising pets. The book won the New York Times Best-Selling Book Award.

What Pet Should I Get?
Dr. Seuss
AR Level: 1.9
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 175736 EN
Word Count: 621
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Topic - Subtopic: Animals-Pets; Poetry/Rhymes-Stories in Rhyme;

This book tells the story of a brother and a sister, and how they went to the pet store to buy a pet. Their dad told them that they could only buy one pet, but they both liked different pets. They found more pets, and they couldn’t make up their mind, so the brother quickly picked out a pet and bought it.
Reason for recommendation: This book won the 2015 New York Times Best-Selling Children's Book Award, the 1980 American Children's Book Association's American Children's Literature Contribution Award, and the 1984 Pulitzer Special Contribution Award. Drawing and plot arrangement continue Dr. Seuss's consistent style of work. The book is inclusive and understanding of children's indecision when making choices, and every pet has its own specialty. The ending of the open-ended story is full of profound morals. Under the "make or lose" principle, the children made their decisions, even though we didn't know exactly which pet was chosen.

Pets at the White House
Marge Kennedy
AR Level: 1.9
Interest Level: Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Quiz No.: 130513 EN
Word Count: 272
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Topic - Subtopic: Places-Historical Sites/Landmarks; Social Studies-Customs & Cultures;
Series: Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers; Let's Visit the White House;

Presidents have a very serious job, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t have fun loving pets. The white house has had many pets, including an alligator, 3 mice, and a beaver! Find out every pet that has ever lived at the white house in this book!
Reason for Recommendation: This book tells us that presidents can also have pets at the white house, and those pets can be very unique. Let’s find out what those pets were!