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Chapter Books About Welcoming a New Pet – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Chapter Books About Welcoming a New Pet

Explore chapter books books about welcoming a new pet for children.

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Cover of How to Track a Truck

How to Train Your... #2

How to Track a Truck

Jason Carter Eaton

Tame a monster truck or track an ice-cream truck using this wild field guide that treats massive vehicles like exotic pe

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Patricia Calvert

Thirteen-year-old Tyler must manage his family's Missouri farm alone after the Civil War while finding companionship in

Cover of Trouble for Lucy

Trouble for Lucy

Traveling the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon is difficult enough, but Lucy's mischievous puppies keep finding new ways

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Vet Volunteers #5

Say Good-bye

Laurie Halse Anderson

After a beloved therapy dog falls ill, Zoe must find the strength to train her own puppy to carry on the work of bringin

Ages 8–12

Cover of Hiding Phil

For siblings learning to work together to solve a 'big' problem. A charming look at the creativity and teamwork required

Cover of Labrador in the Leaves

Labrador in the Leaves

When four Labrador puppies go missing just before Halloween, Mandy and James must race to find them before a serious hea

Cover of A Green Wishbone

A Green Wishbone

For the child longing for a pet of their own while adjusting to a new home, this story explores the magic of discovering

Cover of Goodbye, Max

Ben feels a heavy weight of anger and sadness after his dog Max dies, making it impossible for him to welcome the new pu

Cover of The Four-legged Ghosts

The Four-legged Ghosts

A new pet mouse brings unexpected chaos when it starts summoning the spirits of every animal that ever lived in the fami

Cover of Totally Amazing Facts about Cats

Totally Amazing Facts about Cats

For the curious child who is obsessed with their pet, this engaging guide explores the wild world of felines through sur

Cover of Darling Charming and the Horse of a Different Color

Ever After High: A School Story

Darling Charming and the Horse of a Different Color

Suzanne Selfors

Sir Gallopad is a horse who can change his colors to disappear, and this is the story of how he found a true friend in D

Cover of The Princess and the Foal

The Princess and the Foal

Following the tragic loss of her mother, Princess Haya receives a life-changing gift from her father: a foal that helps

Cover of Stars Come Out Within

Jean Little's Memoirs #2

Stars Come Out Within

For the young reader facing a significant physical change or loss, this moving memoir explores navigating the world as s

Cover of The Wild Baby Gets a Puppy

The Wild Baby #3

The Wild Baby Gets a Puppy

Barbro Lindgren

Baby Ben really wants a real puppy for his birthday, but he soon finds that his new rag dog has some surprisingly magica

Cover of The Mare on the Hill

The Mare on the Hill

Two brothers watch a fearful new mare on the hill, hoping that patience and kindness will eventually help her learn to t

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Let's Read about Animals

The Oriental Cat

For the young animal lover curious about unique pets, this guide explores the elegant Oriental cat, from its playful per

Cover of Veterinarians

Community Helpers

For the animal lover who wonders what happens behind the scenes at the clinic, this introductory guide explores how vete

Cover of Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Michelle Knudsen

A lonely spider finds himself being treated like a pampered kitten, but he wonders if he can keep up the act forever.

Cover of Because of the Rabbit

Because of the Rabbit

For the child who feels like an outsider or is anxious about transitions, this story follows a homeschooled girl finding

Cover of Teacher's Pets

Pierre-Marie Valat

For the child who is fascinated by kittens, puppies, and chicks: explore the gentle ways animal parents care for their b

Cover of Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #11

Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble

Martha Brockenbrough

For the child who struggles with group decisions and wants to be a hero. Thunder's secret plan to adopt a baby possum le

Cover of Buttercup's Baby Bird

Fairy Folk of Leafy Wood #2

Buttercup's Baby Bird

For the child who feels a natural urge to nurture and protect those smaller than themselves. A gentle story about taking

Cover of Theo Chang Is Not a Cat

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #7

Theo Chang Is Not a Cat

For the child who feels like they don't quite fit into the world, this funny sci-fi tale follows a boy navigating his hu

Cover of Friendship According to Humphrey

According to Humphrey #2

Friendship According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

For the child navigating classroom cliques or feeling replaced by a new friend, Humphrey the hamster offers a tiny persp

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