June 2012

Booklists · Pets

May is National Pet Month! Check out the Libraryï¿½s staff picks about dogs, cats, and other feathered, furry, and fishy creatures.

Books for Kids: Easy Books

Fish Had a Wish

Michael Garland

KokoCat, Inside and Out

Lynda Graham-Barber

Oh No, George!

Chris Haughton

Bambino and Mr. Twain

P.I. Maltbie

Me Want Pet!

Tammi Sauer

Books for Kids: Juvenile Fiction and Nonfiction

Letters to Leo

Amy Hest

The Storm

Dayna Lorentz

Wanted: A Guinea Pig Called Henry

Wendy Orr

How to Draw Pets

Mark Bergin

Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why

Lita Judge

No Shelter Here: Making the World a Kinder Place for Dogs

Rob Laidlaw

Adult Fiction: General

Walking Back to Happiness

Lucy Dillon

The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service

Beth Kendrick

Roam: A Novel with Music

Alan Lazar

Emily and Einstein

Linda Francis Lee

Family Affair

Debbie Macomber

Only Yours

Susan Mallery

A Pug's Tale

Alison Pace

The Nine Lives of Christmas

Sheila Roberts

Adult Fiction: Mystery & Suspense

The Real Macaw

Donna Andrews

No Cooperation from the Cat: A Mystery

Marian Babson

The Cat Sitter's Pajamas

Blaize Clement

Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta: A Midnight Louie Mystery

Carole Nelson Douglas

Hounds Abound

Linda O. Johnston

Fashion Faux Paw

Judi McCoy

The Dog Who Knew Too Much

Spencer Quinn

Elvis and the Tropical Double Trouble

Peggy Webb

Adult Nonfiction: Arts & Crafts

Awkward Family Pet Photos

Mike Bender

24 Weekend Projects for Pets: Doghouses, Cat Trees, Rabbit Hutches & More

David Griffin

Ami Ami Dogs: Seriously Cute Crochet!

Mitsuki Hoshi

How to Draw Animals in Simple Steps

Pet Photography for Fun: Let's Have Fun Photographing Dogs, Cats, Horses, Alpacas, Llamas and Everything Else!

Susan Ley

Knit Your Own Cat: Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 16 Frisky Felines

Sally Muir

Adult Nonfiction: Extraordinary “Tails”

Zelda, the Queen of Paris: The True Story of the Luckiest Dog in the World

Paul Chutkow

Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean

Jackson Galaxy

Sophie: The Incredible True Adventures of the Castaway Dog

Emma Pearse

Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligenceï¿½And Formed a Deep Bond in the Process

Irene M. Pepperberg

Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship

Tom Ryan

Kitty Cornered: How Frannie and Five Other Incorrigible Cats Seized Control of Our House and Made It Their Home

Bob Tarte

Adult Nonfiction: Grief and Loss

Cherished: 21 Writers on Animals They Have Loved and Lost

Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat

David Dosa

Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die

Jon Katz

Wagging Tails in Heaven: The Gift of Our Pets' Everlasting Love

Gary Kurz

Need more suggestions? Contact your local library and a reference librarian will be happy to assist you.