Books like Dirk's dog, Bello by Meindert DeJong

The Moffats: A family saga of misadventures and growing up on a New England street.

While planning a party for the former patients of her parents' veterinary hospital, Mandy rescues an injured sheep dog.

A young boy changes into a poodle and becomes a werewolf in this humorous, fantastical tale suitable for children aged 8 and up.

In a small Dutch seaside town, six students launch a spirited campaign to lure storks back to the roofs, rallying the entire community in a charming, nature‑centric adventure.

Two young detectives in Switzerland chase a dog bank robber who is actually a Professor Sardine, a clever sleuth in the style of Professor Challenger.

A boy and his brother find themselves in charge of nine homeless dogs, but the siblings must keep the situation a secret to avoid being discovered.

The much-loved comic thriller by the author of the Edgar Award--winning The Butcher's Boy is now, by popular demand, back in print, featuring a new Introduction by bestselling author Carl Hiaasen.When Leroy "Chinese" Gordon breaks into a professor's lab at the University of Los Angeles, he's after some pharmaceutical cocaine, worth plenty of money. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos. But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom, unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large city into chaos--Los Angeles, for instance? Assigned to cope with the crisis and restore the peace, veteran agent Ben Porterfield steps onto the scene to remind us that the CIA's middle name is, after all, Intelligence. Enlivening the mix are Gordon's beautiful girlfriend, Margaret, his temperamental cat, Dr. Henry Metzger, and Metzger's friend, an enormous half-wild dog with huge teeth.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Rip Van Winkle's Adventure in Modern Times, as Seen Through a Dog's Ears

A Labrador puppy wanders into a family vacation, with the owners determined to find the lost owner of the doggone dog on the lawn.

A young boy discovers a pirate's ship full of surprises on Boris von der Borch's old ship, where he meets a friendly pig who becomes his friend and helps him solve the mystery.