National Rescue Dog Day
The CBC Holidays Series explores stories that relate to specific holidays so that kid, and adult, readers can celebrate in the best way… with a good book!
On National Rescue Dog Day (May 20), we showed our appreciation for our 4-legged rescue pup friends and the kindness they bring to our lives the moment we adopt them. Dogs of all types are amazing, compassionate creatures, and rescues are no different, maintaining their wagging tails and loving nature despite their past. So let’s show them some love today by reading and learning more about rescue dogs this week!
Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts, illus. David M. Walker (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Chi Chi the Rescue Dog: Never Give Up by Elizabeth Howell, illus. Blayne Fox (Brown Book Kids) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Religion, Series, ages 4-6.
Harry the Homeless Puppy by Holly Webb, illus. Sophy Williams (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Prose, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
Home Sweet Forever Home (The Invincible Girls Club Series) by Rachel Alpine, illus. Addy Rivera Sonda (Simon & Schuster / Aladdin) — Fiction, Prose, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
I Want a Dog by Jon Agee (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Humor, Animals, ages 4-6.
I’ll Be Your Dog by P. Crumble, illus. Sophie Hogarth (Scholastic) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Ladybug Girl and the Rescue Dogs by Jacky Davis, illus. David Soman (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Let’s Get a Pup! Said Kate written and illustrated by Bob Graham (Candlewick) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Little Dog Lost written and illustrated by Monica Carnesi (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Action / Adventure, Animals, ages 4-6.
Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog written and illustrated by Lisa Papp (Peachtree Publishing Company) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Mr. Scruff written and illustrated by Simon James (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 4-6.
Operation Rescue Dog by Maria Gianferrari, illus. Luisa Uribe (little bee books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
The Porch Puppy (Animal Rescue Center Series) by Tina Nolan, illus. Anna Chernyshova (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Prose, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
Royal Rescues #2: The Lost Puppy by Paula Harrison, illus. Olivia Chin Mueller (Macmillan) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi, illus. Mellisa Manwill (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 7-12.
Sit, Stay, Love by J.J. Howard (Scholastic) — Fiction, Prose, Animals, Romance, ages 7-12.
Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home by Guojing (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 4-6.
Tails from the Animal Shelter by Stephanie Shaw, illus. Liza Woodruff (Sleeping Bear Press) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Concepts, ages 7-12.
Three by Stephen Michael King (Penguin Random House) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Diversity, ages 4-6.
Join National Rescue Dog Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other CBC Holiday book lists on our blog.
