Love That DogSummary: "A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem."
Strengths: Readers can relate to the narrator in this book through his discussion of school, teachers, poetry, his family, and his dog. The lyrical style of the text and the introduction to poetry styles captivates the reader while providing an instructional context. I like the way in which the narrator is speaking to his teacher throughout the book and students can definitely relate to the way her reacts to her assignments and suggestions for sharing his poetry. I was once again captivated by Sharon Creech's style and imagination.
Concerns: This book may confuse readers at first if they are not prepared for the poetic style. There are some very sad moments in the book, as well.
Classroom use/Other comments: This book would be excellent for grades 3 and up. Teachers can introduce the poems used in this book as they read the novel to the class or students can create their own poems like those of the narrator. Finally, students can create their own journal by writing through poetry, which seems to be how this book is formatted.
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