Fall is here! This lovely season, with its rich colors and themes of change, provides the inspiration for Paw Prints Magazine "Autumn Style" October/November 2026 issue. It’s the perfect season to pick up a good book and get cozy with a warm blanket, autumnal drink, and your dog snuggled by your side. So, we picked 4 cozy reads for dog lovers that are featured in Paw Prints Magazine TOP READS column, that will transport you to the heart of autumn.
The Betsy Hotel's CEOs, Betsy and Rosa, the four-legged ambassadors, released this book titled Rosa's First Day as CEO, written by Pablo Cartaya and featuring photography by Carlos Andrés Cruz, with all sales proceeds allocated directly to supporting Zara's Center. The story follows Rosa, a Golden Retriever, who embarks on her first day as the Canine Executive Officer at the Betsy Hotel in Miami’s South Beach. The narrative blends humor and charm as Rosa learns the “ins and outs” of her new role from her big sister, Betsy, set against a backdrop of beautiful South Beach scenery and the hotel’s distinctive setting. Find out more about this book and Zara's Center, in this issue, with our interview featuring Lesley Goldwasser, the co-owner and art curator of The Betsy South Beach Hotel.
The Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect, a 2026 Kid's Indie Next Picture Book Pick, is a heartwarming story that helps children embrace imperfection, manage worries about getting things wrong, and learn that mistakes are part of life. Following a charmingly illustrated dachshund named Doris, The Dog Who Was (Almost) Perfect is a sweet and emotionally sensitive picture book that explores perfectionism and fears about expectations with warmth, humor, and heart. Written and illustrated by Jack Kurland adds to his collection of children's literature about the importance of mental health and emotional wellbeing. Quarto; June 2026.
Animal historian Dr. Stephanie Howard-Smith tells the story of our smallest working canines and our beloved companions in a series of fun, lapdog-sized chapters, each of which focuses on a famous historical pooch. From the convents of medieval Europe, where nuns hid small dogs to be their faithful friends (despite the disapproval of male church leaders) to King Charles’s Spaniels, Queen Victoria’s Pekingese, Paris Hilton’s Chihuahua, and the pet influencers of twenty-first-century social media, Yap! follows the pawprints of the pups who set the mold for the dogs we share our homes with today. Ballantine Books; Oct 13, 2026.
A sweet, autumnal story about a nervous little puppy named Parker who learns what happens at the end of autumn and that change isn’t always scary; sometimes it can be great! One day, the first leaf fell. It floated down, down, down, and onto the nose of a little puppy called Parker. Then another leaf fell, and another. And soon Parker started to worry. What if the trees ran out of leaves altogether? And what would happen when the last leaf fell? With sweet and silly text and gorgeously lush illustrations, this comforting picture book by Ali Pye, deftly addresses the big feelings kids have and the things they struggle with, like being anxious and dealing with change. The Last Leaf is equal parts science lesson about the changing seasons and reassuring story for the worrywarts of the world. Penguin Young Readers; Aug 2026.