August is National Dog Month. To honor all the sweet doggos out there, here is a list of some of my favorite picture books with stories of fictional and real dogs. Some are silly, some are true, some are touching in the ways that picture books heal when our beloved companions have gone.

To learn more about finding a dog of your own, look to your local shelters, like Pawfect Life Rescue. If you aren’t quite ready yet, see how you can help by volunteering your time, or by donating items that will provide friends comfort until they are united with their forever families.

Love From Alfie McPoonst
A sweet story about losing a pup.

National Geographic Kids: Just Joking Dogs

Madeline Finn and the Library Dog 978-

Madeline Finn and the Therapy Dog

Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog

Odd Dog

Stormy: a story about finding a forever home
If you haven’t read this one, I highly recommend it!! It’s a wordless picture book!

I Want a Dog

Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List

A Ball for Daisy

A Ball for Daisy (Spanish Edition)

Big Dog, Little Dog

Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis

Tails from History: a Puppy for Helen Keller

One Pup’s Up

Can I Be Your Dog?

Bark Park

How Rocket Learned to Read

Excellent Ed

Love is My Favorite Thing

The Best Days are Dog Days

Antoinette 9781481457835

Gaston

Hello Goodbye Dog

Dog Heaven
A story about where dogs go after they pass.