Love That Dog

This week I noticed that Charlies story in The Perks of Being a Wallflower was getting sad. I was not up for reading much of this book. So, I decided to take a break from Charlie and his letters and read a different type of book.

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech is a simplistic book of poetry from the perspective of Jack, an elementary school boy who loves his yellow dog. Jack, like most writers does not want others to make fun of him and so he has his teacher post his work anonymously. The story line is simple, but touches the hearts of all readers who love their dogs. Another great aspect of this book is how much that Jack respects the writer, Mr. Walter Dean Myers. The respect for this writer is clear, because Jack writes a poem that is modeled after Walter Dean Myers poem Love That Boy.

I read the expert from Hate That Cat at the end of the Love That Dog. My favorite quote is"You can't just alliterate and onomatopeiate all over the place, can you?". Jack writes extremely well, and uses his poetry to help him deal with the loss of his yellow dog.