Lovers of dogs and/or dog stories will be delighted to know that a deluge of delights awaits them this publishing season. Here is but a sampling of some recent dog tales. Take your pick of the litter!

A dog called Homeless by Sarah Lean

The vanishing by Christopher Holt

The dogs of winter by Bobbie Pyron

Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

The empty city by Erin Hunter

Buddy by M.H. Herlong

The no-dogs-allowed rule by Kashmira Sheth

Almost home by Joan Bauer

The great unexpected by Sharon Creech

Because of Shoe and other dog stories edited by Ann M. Martin

The case of the ruby slippers by Martha Freeman

Ice island by Sherry Shahan

Invasion of the dognappers by Patrick Jennings

Invasion of the dognappers by Patrick Jennings

Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts

Letters to Leo by Amy Hest

The return by Dayna Lorentz

Zombie dog by Clare Hutton

Vanishing acts by Leslie Margolis