The Dog Library is a place that has books just for dogs. The books don’t have words, they have different smells. Dogs love going there because they can sniff so many things at once.
There are three dogs who are always in the library. Arthur the Delivery Dog, a Saint Bernard, pulls his wagon up to the library every week with a batch of new books.
Margaret the Dog Librarian, a Standard Poodle, puts the books on shelves in the aisle where they belong. Some of the aisles are Treats, Travel, Dinner, Home, and Other Dogs. Most dogs hang out in the Treats aisle. It has books that smell like peanut butter biscuits, chicken sticks, and glazed doughnuts.
Margaret also helps dogs find books they might like. For example, she thought a Dachshund would be interested in a book that smelled like a mouse.
And then there’s Stanley the Mischief Dog, a mutt who runs around the library knocking books off their shelves. Then he puts them in the wrong places.
Books for dogs
Here are some of the books dogs can find when they sniff around the library.
“Begging for Beginners” is story from a book in the Dinner aisle. It smells like a juicy hamburger bun with lots of ketchup and mashed potatoes with lots of butter.
“Crazy About Car Rides” is in the Travel aisle. It smells like a dog leash, the front seat of a car, and wind.
“Decorating Your Doghouse” is in the Home aisle. It smells like fuzzy blankets, dirty socks, and milk bones.
Games for dogs
Stanley likes to make up games, such as “Guess What This Book Smells Like.” One time he took a book from the Dinner aisle and put it in the Travel aisle. It smelled like a mix of overcooked peas and the inside of a car. None of the dogs guessed it right.
Another game he made up was “Find the Hidden Book.” The dogs loved this game and ran up and down the aisles trying to find them. But a few of the books were never found.
