This paper will deal with Vesna Parun and her work for children realized in a series of picture books about dogs. Vesna Parun is considered the greatest Croatian poet of the 20th century, and her literary opus includes a number of works for adults and children. She is the author of twenty-two collections intended for children. They are dominated by motifs of flora and fauna. In this paper, twelve picture books about dogs will be analyzed: Vučjak (1982), Bernardinac (1982), Terrier (1982), Dalmatian (1982), Boxer (1982), Shepherd Puli (1982), Poodle (1983), Tokmak (1983), Dachshund (1983), Pekingese (1983), Chihuahua (1983) and Greyhound (1983). Each picture book shows one breed of dog, their characteristics and the typical situations in which they find themselves. The picture books were illustrated by Ratko Janjić – Jobo. Thematic features, genre features and stylistic and linguistic features of picture books will be analyzed. The ideological and cognitive world of Vesna Parun and the relationship between illustrations and text will be discussed. In the thematized picture books, we can see animalistic motifs that the author deals with the most, and the texts about dogs are shaped into the form of narrative poetry. The picture books are imbued with a simple language that is rich in stylistic figures, and the illustrations evoke the reality of the themed animals and the interesting situations in which they find themselves.