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DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them by Diane Trull with Meredith Wargo

Winner
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Elementary-school teacher Diane Trull’s life-defining moment happened when her fourth-grade reading class saw a photo of a cardboard box overflowing with homeless puppies. Her young students were determined to save these lost pups and others like them. In that moment, the Dalhart Animal Wellness Group and Sanctuary—known as DAWGS—was born.

How Trull and her fourth graders started their own animal shelter is a story of dedication, commitment, and perseverance. Trull shares inspiring stories about animals and animal lovers of all ages in this moving story of hope and compassion. DAWGS is a testament to how love and a strong measure of determination can offer second chances—one animal, one child, and one day at a time.

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Bean Saves The Day by Rey A. Banda, illustrated by Chris Sweet

Winner
Animals/Pets: General
2021 Best Book Awards

Bean, a special little cat, is in for the challenge of his life. Like most pets, Bean is stricken with fear during thunderstorms. However, Bean must learn to conquer his fear when a dangerous situation occurs during a thunderstorm.




Cheering for the Underdog: A Rescue Dog's Quest by Alexandra Bach-Weidmuller

Finalist
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Rescue dogs deserve second chances. Unfortunately, not all of them are so fortunate.

Sofie is a rescue dog with a quest: when she was lucky enough to be adopted and given a second chance, she knew that she had to help her friends also find their forever homes. Follow along as Sofie introduces you to her friends and describes the path that lucky rescue dogs follow: from their arrival in a shelter, to being nurtured by caring foster parents, and finally finding their perfect spot in a forever home. There is a lot to learn for the reader along the way.

By reading this book together with your children, you and Sofie educate future responsible dog owners and lead to the savings of more dogs.

The sales proceeds of this book are donated to the Boston dog rescue organization "Last Hope K9 Rescue".




Desert Chrome: Water, a Woman, and Wild Horses in the West by Kathryn Wilder

Finalist
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

"A raw and honest journey of addiction, love, trauma, and redemption—grounded in a deep love of place and all things mustang."
—LAURA PRITCHETT, author of Stars Go Blue

Kathryn Wilder's powerful story of grief, motherhood, and return to the desert entwines with the story of America's mustangs as Wilder makes a home on the Colorado Plateau, her property bordering a mustang herd. Desert Chrome illuminates these controversial creatures—their complex history in the Americas, their powerful presence on the landscape, and ways to help both horses and habitats stay wild in the arid West—and celebrates the animal nature in us all.




Heartbreak Kennel: The True Story of Max and His Breeder by Cary Unkelbach

Finalist
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Nearly one hundred Labrador retrievers, many sick or dying, are discovered one hot summer day in a rural Colorado field.They’ve been abandoned by Dodie Cariaso, a college-educated woman from an upper middle-class Midwestern family.

What drove this tragedy? Former journalist and prosecutor Cary Unkelbach unfolds a riveting account of how Dodie’s early success as a talented potter devolves into unimaginable neglect. Along the way, Cary gives animal lovers everywhere insight into the pitfalls and responsibilities of dog ownership through uplifting tales of Max, a Labrador from Dodie’s kennel, who finds his forever home with the author’s family.

Heartbreak Kennel will shock you but will also give you a wealth of information for the canines in your life.




The Parables of Sunlight by Margaret Dulaney

Finalist
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

A memoir of a neglected farm, an abandoned and injured horse, and the prevailing resilience of hope. Written by the principal writer and spoken word artist Margaret Dulaney of Listen Well. A spoken word website exploring open faith ideas through story and metaphor.




Zen and the Art of Caring for Pets by Donna Kelleher, DVM

Finalist
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Zen and the Art of Caring for Pets is a heartfelt and inspiring story of overcoming the challenges of pet care. This book will help veterinarians, animal rescue volunteers, animal shelter workers, veterinary technicians, environmental advocates and anyone who has a special place in their heart for animals. Elaborating on a variety of holistic modalities, this book addresses some of the common obstacles to optimal pet care such as unhealthy food ingredients, over-vaccination and weakening genetics through overbreeding. This book follows Dr. Donna's lifelong experiences from her work in critical care hospitals to her private holistic practice in the Pacific Northwest

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Puppy Picasso: The True Story of a Little Blind Dog Who Could Paint by Dee Dee Murry

Finalist
Animals/Pets: Narrative Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Hallie, the dachshund, was dumped at a shelter during the night as a puppy. She found her forever home and lived a great life until the age of 10 when tragedy struck. It seemed life would never be good again. But what happened next was something neither she nor her human mom could have ever thought possible.

Hallie’s inspiring story, illustrated by photos of her life, portrays how much faith and courage one little dog can have, and the many lessons she taught along the way.




The Captain's Collie by Ace Mask

Finalist
Animals/Pets: General
2021 Best Book Awards

When a young girl's mother is killed in the German blitz of WWII, she is evacuated to the English countryside estate of a shadowy, mysterious recluse whose household is overseen by a stern, authoritative housekeeper and members of her cold, unfriendly staff. She finds comfort in a gallant collie who helps her unlock a curious, life-threatening secret and together they come face to face with danger and the terror of war when a diabolical enemy arrives at their doorstep. THE CAPTAIN'S COLLIE is a touching and exciting story for all who have ever known the love of a dog.




America's Top Dog Model Book of Fairy Tails by Jo Jo Harder

Finalist
Animals/Pets: General
2021 Best Book Awards

America's Top Dog Model Book of Fairy Tails showcases adorable canines cloaked as fairy tale characters living fantastic adventures worthy of kings and queens. Readers are taken on an adventurous romp through beautiful gardens, scary forests, and enchanted castles, with amazing dogs as trusted guides.

This compilation of creative and inspired stories illuminates the essence of twelve top dogs through photographic images in charming, vivid settings. The book follows the America's Top Dog Model 2020 national contest, which carried a theme of "Fairy Tails." Each magical and captivating "tail" is written by the loving moms of contest winner Shai, and finalists Griffin, AvaGrace, Delilah, Willow, Betsey, Mocha, Haven Camille, Jewels, Royal, Aria, and Charlie.

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Ruminations on a Parrot Named Cosmo by Betty Jean Craige

Finalist
Animals/Pets: General
2021 Best Book Awards

Ruminations on a Parrot Named Cosmo originated in a Sunday column I wrote for The Athens Banner-Herald from 2011 to 2013 titled "Cosmo Talks." I had already published a book about Cosmo's learning to speak, Conversations with Cosmo: At Home with an African Grey Parrot, and I wanted to share anecdotes about Cosmo's hilarious antics with my local community. However, "Cosmo Talks" quickly evolved from accounts of Cosmo's activities to reflections on parrots' anatomy; birds' evolution from dinosaurs; the concept of nature; the evidence of consciousness in birds and mammals; the interdependence of all Earth's living organisms; and the similarities in mental life between humans and non-human animals.

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M.J. and the Big Kitchen Window by Vera Harris, illustrated by Tania Ramirez Cuevas

Finalist
Animals/Pets: General
2021 Best Book Awards

Say hello to M.J.!

She is a fun, loving, and curious, loud dog who loves to bark! She enjoys seeing all types of new friends through her Big Kitchen Window. Follow along with M.J. as she discovers lots of new friends.




Field Guide to Animal Adaptations by Lee Fearnide and Oscar Hey-Fearnside

Finalist
Animals/Pets: General
2021 Best Book Awards

Given the changes in our climate and growth in human population, animals are increasingly forced to adapt to human behavior in unexpected ways. Whether it’s crocodiles using pool noodles as flotation devices, coyotes becoming more nocturnal to avoid people, or a huddle of walruses sinking a research vessel that invaded their territory, animals are figuring our how to navigate the world we have created. The Field Guide to Animal Adaptations, which identifies and illustrates 16 examples of this phenomenon, providing both hope and despair for the coexistence of people and animals in the future.




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