Books like It was Jake! by Anita Jeram

A vivid picture book follows a hungry caterpillar as it searches for food, experiences a tummy ache, and discovers a healthy leaf. An astonishing transformation awaits—discover it in this engaging children's tale.

Three young owls wait for their mother's return while the night sky hushes over their nest, teaching the little ones about calm and patience.

Henry Huggins follows an ordinary eighth–year‑old boy and his mischievous terrier Ribsy as they find humor in everyday neighborhood adventures.

A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes the beloved pet of her French school, is chased away by trustees, and later returns with a surprising turn of events.

A middle‑grade, humorous story about friendship, self‑acceptance, and a summer vacation featuring the fictional Sheila Tubman.

A mother dog searches for her missing puppy, uncovering eight hidden animals under flaps in this interactive picture book.

A middle‑school girl’s ordinary wish takes a new direction when she meets an unlikely companion—a skinny stray dog named Wishbone—whose presence turns her ordinary world into an adventure of friendship and self‑discovery.

A cold winter night brings a band of animals to a festive cave, only to wake a snoring bear who protests he missed the food and the fun.

Two animal best friends, a curious dog named Houndsley and a clever cat named Catina, team up to win a friendly contest of cooking and storytelling.

On vacation at the winter palace, Princess Annie, Prince James, and their dogs Sunny and Rex rescue three mischievous husky puppies, but when the royals bring the huskies home, things start to get a little out of hand.

Three dogs—Pearl, Peppy, and K-10—escape an animal shelter and set out on a series of adventures, discovering freedom, friendship, and the challenges of living on their own.

When Kim moves to a bustling city, she must navigate new friendships while desperately searching for her lost dog, Chip.

Ottoline Brown and her friendly bog‑creature companion, Mr. Munroe, investigate a jewel heist, missing lap dogs, and a mysterious yellow cat in this humorously illustrated children’s detective tale.

A touching 19th‑century tale of a young Belgian boy, Nello, and his devoted dog, Patrasche, who endure poverty, hardship, and loyalty in a small village near Antwerp.

Eddie is looking for a friend who likes adventure. Then Eddie meets Dog and the fun begins!

Dog lovers do not need to be reminded that dogs are astonishing creatures, but recent research shows that they are even more amazing than anyone knew. Dogs draws on the last several decades of studies, examining everything from a dog's eyesight to its culinary preferences and sense of humor. Jake Page looks at dogs' wild brothers, the wolves, and their closer cousins, the wild or pariah dogs; explains the newest theory of how dogs were domesticated; describes a dog's development from puppyhood on; and finally ponders a dog's emotional life and intelligence.While not a practical book on dog training, Dogs will give readers a better sense of why their pets behave as they do. And as an added bonus, Jake Page's own pack of six dogs makes multiple cameo appearances.Engaging and informative, Dogs will make readers see man's best friend quite differently.

Siamese cat Skippyjon Jones dreams of being a Chihuahua and sets out to prove it by attending dog obedience school.

When a school accident thrusts Leo into the spotlight, he struggles to fit in, loses his best friend George, and then becomes a real hero when a neighbor’s Jack Russell is trapped by a meteor strike.