Recommended Reading

There are many good books about guide dogs and service animals in the library. Here are a few that we recommend.

Through Otis’ Eyes: Lessons from a Guide Dog Puppy, by Patricia Burlin Kennedy
The Right Dog for the Job: Ira’s Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (Grades 1-5)
Guide Dogs: From Puppies to Partners, by Diana Lawrenson (Grades 4-6)
Guide Dogs (Dogs at Work), by Charles George
Rugby and Rosie, by Nan Parson Rossiter (Grades 1-3)
Looking Out for Sarah, by Glenna Lang (Grades K-3)
Do You Remember the Color Blue: The Questions Children Ask About Blindness, by Sally Hobart Alexander (Grades 4-8)
Love Heels: Tales from Canine Companions for Independence, by Dean R. Koontz
Life is Good: Lessons of Joyful Living, by Trixie Koontz and Dean Koontz
My Buddy, by Audrey Osofsky (Grades 1-3)
Follow My Leader, by James B. Garfield (Grades 4-8)
Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog, by Eva Moore (Grades K-3)
Orient: Hero Dog Guide of the Appalachian Trail, by Tom McMahon (Grades K-3)

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