Barbara Shook Hazen
5) The new dog
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
When Tootsie, a small, pampered dog, joins Danny Dougle's Dogwalking Group, he is teased and tormented by the other dogs until he wins their respect by foiling a robbery.
6) Digby
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Learning about the family dog, Digby, helps a young child understand aging.
10) Fue el gorila
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
A gorilla not only wakes a little boy up, but it messes up his room and makes his mother angry.
11) Road Hog
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Road Hog loves to speed and drive recklessly until Police Dog tows his car.
16) Katie's wish
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Soon after Katie wishes for her potatoes to disappear during dinner, a potato famine ravages her native Ireland, forcing her to leave for America.
18) Good-bye/Hello
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
For all the sadness in "goodbyes," there are corresponding happy moments in "hellos," as an urban child moves to a surburban neighborhood.
20) Tight times
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight, finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father loses his job.