Hello, Universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Age: 9+
Interests: friendship, diverse characters, Filipino folktales, guinea pigs, bullying, deafness/hearing impairment, first crush, shyness
It’s Like This, Cat
13 Jun 2017 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adolescence, cats, city life, New York, pets
It’s Like This, Cat
by Emily Cheney Neville
Age: 8+
Interests: adolescence, cats, city life, New York
Shiloh
10 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, country life, dogs, morality, pets
Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Age: 8 +
Interests: dogs, pets, animals, morality and ethical dilemmas, country life More
The Napping House
26 Mar 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 2+ Tags: grandparents, pets, sleeping
The Napping House
text by Audrey Wood
illustrations by Don Wood
Age: 2+
Interests: grandparents, pets, napping
Call it Courage
08 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, animals, boats, dogs, folktales, island, nature, ocean, pets, Polynesia, sea creatures, storms, travel, wilderness survival
Call It Courage
by Armstrong Sperry
Age: 10+
Interests: survival, boats, ocean, sea creatures, storms, Polynesia, islands
Harry and Hopper
10 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: death, dogs, father, grieving, pets, single parent
Harry and Hopper
by Margaret Wild
illustrations by Freya Blackwood
Age: 3+
Interests: dogs, pets, death, grieving, fathers, single parents
The Post Office Cat
03 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: adventure, animals, British history, cats, cities, history, London, pets
The Post Office Cat
by Gail E. Haley
Age: 4+
Interests: cats, history, London, post office
Ginger Pye
13 May 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 9+ Tags: detective, dogs, family, mystery, pets, siblings
Ginger Pye
by Eleanor Estes
Age: 6+ (read to) ; 9+ (independent reading)
Interests: dogs, pets, family, mystery
The Incredible Journey (1963)
29 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 3+ Tags: adventure, animals, Canada, cats, dogs, nature, pets, wilderness survival
Released: 1963
Rated: G
Length: 80 min
Age: 3+
Scary Factor: various dangerous situations for animals are rather tamely presented, not disturbing at all, and no notable injuries are sustained; cat is swept away in river but later rescued; a man shoots at dog rummaging in garbage can, but mainly to scare him away; cat is chased by a lynx but escapes
Interests: pets, cats, dogs, wilderness, nature, Canada, adventure
Next: read the book The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey
23 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, books 9+, Canadian books Tags: adventure, animals, Canada, cats, dogs, pets, wilderness survival
by Sheila Burnford
Hodder and Stoughton, 1961
127 pp. – 11 chapters
Age: read to – 7+ independent reading – 9+?
Interests: pets, cats, dogs, wilderness, adventure
Next: 1963 Disney movie The Incredible Journey
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